Word order in English: “word order”

He word order within a sentence in english It follows a fixed structure, which in many cases does not coincide with either the order or the Spanish translation. The word order in English is:

Subject+ verb+ object + adverb

I watch TV every day

There are verbs that do not require an object and sentences that do not have adverbs but, if necessary all the components of the sentence, unlike Spanish, the order of the words in English is unalterable.

The only exception to this rule is the questions in English, which make an inversion between the subject and the verb. For example. Have you been to New York?(And not: Have you been to New York?)

• See more at: Affirmative and negative sentences in English

Order of the parts of speech in English

The order of the sentence in English has a connection with the relationship of the parts that compose it:

• Subject + verb

Unlike Spanish, the subject in English always precedes the verb. For example:

Yosees it comics. / I love comics.

_{1.subject 2.verb  1.verb 2. subject}

Unlike Spanish, the subject is not omitted even if it is obvious from context.

She she lives next door./ (She) lives next door to her. (And not: He lives next door.)
_Subject

For example:

1. I'm thirsty. / I'm thirsty.
2. It was a fantastic evening. / It was a fantastic night.
3. I can do it./ I can do it.
4. It rained all night./ It rained all night.
5. He loves strawberries./ Loves strawberries.

• Verb + object

The object in English always comes after the verb. Unlike Spanish, there cannot be adverbs between the verb and the object. For example:

You speak Englishvery well. / You speak English very well. (And not: You speak very well English.)
_{1 2 2 1} 

For example:

1. I like sports very much.(And not: I like very much sports.)
2. Do you watch TV every evening? (And not: Do you watch every evening TV?)
3. We play tennis every day.(And not: We play tennis every day.)
4. They went to a party last night.(And not: They went last night to a party.)
5. I enjoy nature a lot. (And not: I enjoy a lot of nature.)

• Adverb of place + adverb of time

Adverbs of place in English come before adverbs of time. For example:

I go to schoolat 8 a.m.. / I go to school at 8. (And not:I go at 8 a.m. to school.)
_{1.place 2.time}

For example:

1. I walk to work every morning.(And not: I walk every morning to work.)
2. They went to bed very late last night.(And not: They went very late last night to bed.)
3. We have lived in the same house for ten years. (And not: We have lived for ten years in the same house.)
4. They traveled to Washington in April. (And not: They traveled in April to Washington.)
5. I cleaned my house in the afternoon.(And not: I cleaned my house in the afternoon.)

• It may help you: Time prepositions "in”, “on”, “at”

Exceptions to word order

There are some parts of speech that interfere with the basic word order of an English sentence:

• Frequency adverbs. Adverbs of frequency in English (always, often, never) They go between the subject and the verb, with the exception of the verb to be. For example: We always go to bed early. (And not: We go always…)

Exception: Adverbs of frequency come after the verb to be. When the verb has two parts, they go between the assistant either modal verb and the main verb. For example:Yo soy never late to work. (And not: I never am late… ) – I will always love you. (And not: I will always love you.)

• Other adverbs. Adverbs of time can go at the beginning of the sentence. For example: last night I heard a bang. Adverbs of opinion go at the beginning of the sentence. For example: Surprisingly, they were absent.
• Both / there. Like adverbs of frequency, adverbs both and thereThey also go before the verb. For example: They both came. (And not: They came both.)
• Probably. When probably it's used in affirmative sentences, goes between the auxiliary (or modal) and the main verb. When used in negative sentences, it comes immediately after the subject. For example: I will probably go to the party. - YO probably won't go to the party.

Follow with:

• Adjectives in English
• English nouns
• Irregular verbs in English
• Simple future in English (will)
• Modal verbs in English (and their meaning)

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