Word Order - Rules

Question 1

Normal word order:

Answer 1

Subject, verb

Question 2

Inverted word order:

Answer 2

Verb, subject
(Sentences with two verbs have the subject between them, sentences with interrogative pronouns have the verb at the end)
** Used in questions and sentences containing other elements, such as time and place

Question 3

Word order with subordinate clause:

Answer 3

Normal word order, but is inverted if at the start of the sentence

Question 4

Word order with direct object:

Answer 4

Objects are nouns or noun equivalents; subject, verb, direct object
** Inversion is used to accentuate the object

Question 5

Word order with indirect object:

Answer 5

Indirect object is a person/thing that something is done for; subject, verb, indirect object, direct object
** Can be inverted to indirect, verb, subject, direct

Question 6

Word order with adjective:

Answer 6

Normal: subject, verb, adjective, direct object
** Can be used as subjective complement (follows a linking verb to describe/identify subject), in which it stands independent of the sentence (at the end)

Question 7

Word order with adverb:

Answer 7

1) NORMAL/INVERSION: after verb and subject
2) ACCENTUATION: at beginning
3) SUBORDINATE CLAUSE: between subject/verb
4) COMPOUND VERBS: placed between
5) WITH DIRECT OBJECT (PERSONAL PRONOUN): at the end
6) MULTIPLE ADVERBS:PLACED TOGETHER