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Word order 1 - Object, time and place
Lesson code: F21T-KIJB-CZK7-Z
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1 Presentation
English has strict rules about the order in which words can appear in a sentence. Study the rules
below.
Rules and examples
verb + object
In a sentence, the verb and the object usually go together:
I found my keys.
I found (verb) my keys (object).
I never meet my friends during the week.
Can you see me now?
place + time
We usually put place and time together after the object:
I found my keys at work this morning.
I found my keys (object) at work (place) this morning (time).
I'm staying at home tonight.
I've never been to Russia during winter.
We can also put time at the beginning of the sentence:
Tonight I'm staying at home.
indirect object with `to'
We usually put the direct object before the indirect object with `to':
I sent the email to her this morning.
I sent the email (direct object) to her (indirect object with `to') this
morning.
indirect object without `to'
We usually put the direct object after an indirect object without `to':
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I sent her the email.
I sent her (indirect object without `to') the email (direct object).
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2 Practice 1 - Time and place
Complete each sentence from the parts:
1. I (have lived / for 5 years / here). I have lived here for 5 years.
2. (English / have been learning / for a year / in Japan).
They . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3. (on Saturday / Andrew / invite / to your party)?
Are you going to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?
4. (to work / yesterday / didn't go).
Debbie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5. (a new laptop / bought / at the computer store / last week).
I ......................................................................................
6. (every day / your Facebook profile / check)?
Do you . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?
7. (on Friday / the children / took / to the amusement park).
We . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8. (the same pair of jeans / has been wearing / for years).
Nick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9. (at the moment / a new cinema / in my town / are building).
They . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3 Practice 2 - Direct/Indirect object
Rewrite the sentences below in a different way:
1. I wrote my mother an email this morning.
I wrote an email to my mother this morning.
2. I lent some money to him. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3. I offered him some wine, but he refused. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4. She didn't give enough time to her students. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5. Can you pass the salt to me, please? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6. Sarah has been giving piano lessons to Paul. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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7. Send a text to her. She might reply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2- Practice 1 - Time and place
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They have been learning English in Japan for a year.
Are you going to invite Andrew to your party on Saturday?
Debbie didn't go to work yesterday.
I bought a new laptop at the computer store last week.
Do you check your Facebook profile every day?
We took the children to the amusement park on Friday.
Nick has been wearing the same pair of jeans for years.
They are building a new cinema in my town at the moment.
3- Practice 2 - Direct/Indirect object
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I lent him some money.
I offered some wine to him, but he refused.
She didn't give her students enough time.
Can you pass me the salt, please?
Sarah has been giving Paul piano lessons.
Send her a text. She might reply.
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