WORD ORDER IN ENGLISH Subject Verb Object 1

WORD ORDER IN ENGLISH Subject , Verb , Object

1. The Order of Words in a Statement SUBJECT + They The baby He VERB + enjoy drank is teaching OBJECT tennis. a cup of milk. languages.

2. Some Verbs do not Take Objects SUBJECT + Mark They Tom and Jack Her baby Birds I VERB has gone. arrived. are swimming. is playing. fly. dream.

3. Some Verbs always Need Objects SUBJECT + We They She VERB want like makes + Object a house. Iraq. a plan.

4. What can we use after the verb ‘be’? SUBJECT + VERB ‘be’ + OBJECT / ADJECTIVE He is an engineer. (object) She was pretty. (Adjective) The boys have been smart. (Adjective)

5. We can put AJECTIVES after linking Verbs ( seem, feel, look, grow, …etc. ) SUBJECT + Mary My parents The teacher I LINKING VERB seems grow looks feel + ADJECTIVE tired. older. nice. well.

) 6. Some Verbs Take Two Objects (give, send, bring, choose, write, make, …. . etc. SUBJECT + VERB + OBJECT (1) person + OBJECT (2) She gave The teachers sent They made She wrote We choose Jack Ali him them Tom a present. a book. a monitor. a letter. our president.

7. We usually put information about time or place at the end of the sentence. SUBJECT + VERB + OBJECT + ADVERB (time / place) We had The students a holiday last week. ( time ) played tennis in the park. (place) ………………… THANK YOU FOR WATCHING