Word Order
In English, the order of words is very important. If we change the order, the meaning can change or the sentence can sound wrong.
Most English sentences follow this order:
Subject1 + Verb2 + Object3 + Place4 + Time5
John1 met2 Nicole3 in the park4 yesterday5.
Not every sentence has all five parts, but a sentence usually needs at least a subject and a verb.
She1 is sleeping2.
He1 loves2 his family3.
I1 saw2 her3 last night4.
The students1 play2basketball3 in the gym4every day5.
Exercises
Order the words to make sentences.
1.in the evening / they / at the hotel / arrived.
They arrived at the hotel in the evening.
2.calls / every night / she / her mother.
She calls her mother every night.
3.don't study / they / at school / English.
They don't study English at school.
4.every day / three glasses of tea / drinks / he.
He drinks three glasses of tea every day.
5.My sister / cats / doesn't like.
My sister doesn't like cats.
6.in a cafe / Tom / on Saturday night / his friends / met.
Tom met his friends in a cafe on Saturday night.
7.on Fridays / English class / we / have.
We have English class on Fridays.
8.their homework / after school / do / the children.
The children do their homework after school.
9.is cooking / in the kitchen / my mother / spaghetti.
My mother is cooking spaghetti in the kitchen.
10.last night / Sarah / at the cinema / a movie / watched.
Sarah watched a movie at the cinema last night.