REVIEWING THE WORD ORDER IN ENGLISH

PHASE I -TRAINING
Do these exercises in order. Keep the answers with you for the class discussion

Exercise 1: Define the underlined words/ phrases

Exercise 2: Which sentence is correct?
Exercise 3: Punctuate these two paragraphs so that they will become readable.

Exercise 4: Rearrange the words into 10 correct and meaningful sentences.

 Ex 5: More rearranging exercises

1. Make affirmative sentences (a) 2. Make affirmative sentences (b)

Ex. 3 : Make negative sentences Ex 4: Make sentences with the adverb of

with place at the end. frequency at the correct place.
 Ex 5: Rearrange and Ex 6: Which sentence has the time expression in
put the adverbs in correctly the correct place. For some items, both are correct.
 Study these word order rules and get ready to match them with sentences that will be
shown to you later.

A A complete sentence must include a noun and a verb

B A complete sentence must include a subject and a predicate

C The only exception to the above rules is the imperative sentence

D Adjectives can go directly before the noun they describe, or after it, if separated by a verb

E A compound subject includes two or more simple subjects

F A compound predicate includes two or more predicates

G A compound sentence includes more than one subject or predicate

H An independent clause consists of a subject and a predicate, like a complete sentence

I A dependent clause cannot form a complete sentence without additional words

J The direct object is the noun being acted on by the verb

K The indirect object is the noun which receives the direct object

L When written in passive voice, the object of the verb becomes the subject of the sentence

M Sentences written in passive voice can omit the subject of the acting verb

N Prepositional phrases are sometimes separated by commas

O Adverbs function like prepositioal phrases

P A subject compliment describes the subject of the sentence