WORD ORDER
| Yesterday |
Nick |
bought |
a pair of skies |
in Innsbruck. |
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In Innsbruck |
Nick |
bought |
a pair of skies |
yesterday. |
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He |
bought |
a pair of skies |
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He |
practiced |
hard |
on a ski slope |
yesterday. |
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In the morning |
he |
always |
has |
lessons |
on a ski slope |
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After dinner |
he |
usually |
meets |
a friend |
at the bar |
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Adverb of place, time |
Subject |
Adverb of indefinite time |
Predicate (verb) |
Object |
Adverb of manner |
Adverb of place |
Adverb of time |
| NOTE: If there are two adverbs of time the more precise one is first!! | |||||||
| Example: He is going to have a skiing lesson at 10 a.m. on Monday. | |||||||
| NOTE: A verb sometimes consists of two or more words! Then the adverb of indefinite time has to be put between them: | ||||
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verb 1 |
adverb |
verb 2 |
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I |
can |
never |
remember |
his name. |
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Ann |
doesn’t |
usually |
smoke |
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Are you |
definitely |
going |
to the party? |
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Your car |
has |
probably |
been stolen |
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He |
has |
never |
tried skiing |
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| NOTE: Adverbs of indefinite time go before have to! | ||||
| Example: We always have to wait a long time for the bus. | ||||
| NOTE: Adverbs of indefinite time go after am, is, are, was or were! | ||||
| Example: You are never on time. | ||||
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EXERCISE 4 |
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EXERCISE 5 |
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EXERCISE 6 |
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