Word order

Word order:subject, verb,object etc.

1. Look at this table:

SUBJECT	+VERB	+OBJECT
Our firm	makes	computers.
I	posted	the letter.
She	caught	the train.
The phone	doesn't work.
He	was eating	a sandwich.

Sentences must have a subject and a verb.If there is an object, it usually goes after the verb. Any other information, such as a time,a place etc, usually follows the object:

SUBJECT	+VERB	+OBJECT	+PLACE
She	met	Tom	in Rome.

(Not She met in Rome Tom.)

to find the SUBJECT and OBJECT, ask What or Who.

Chen loves Mary.	My dog loves my daughters.
Who loves Mary?	Who loves my daughters
Whom does Chen love?	Whom does my dog love?

2. We put an adjective before a noun:

	ARTICLE	+ADJECTIVE	+NOUN
She	has	a	blue

We put an adjective after be, get, and seem:

	VERB	+ADJECTIVE
She	is	clever.
He	seems	nice.

3. We usually put a place before a time:

	+PLACE	+TIME
He worked	in a factory	for a year.
They've	been here	since 2.
We met	in France	last Tune.
I walked	around the town	yesterday.

4. We usually put a direction before a time:

	+ DIRECTION	+ TIME
The bus arrived	from Liverpool	at 10.30.
He came	to this country	in 1985.
They moved	into the flat	yesterday.

5. Look at the word order in these questions:

	VERB	+SUBJECT	+VERB	+OBJECT
When	did	you	join	the club?
				+PLACE
	Can	you	come	here?
				+DIRECTION
When	are	you	going	to the USA?
				+TIME
What	are	you	doing	tonight?