Word Order in English Sentences
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Want to master the basics of English structure?
Do you fully understand 'subject-verb-object'?
Can you rearrange clauses confidently?
This book explains all. A complete foundation in word order and sentence structure for the English language, Word Order in English Sentences is a full self-study guide that takes you from the basic rules through to flexible structures. As well as learning the standard building blocks of English, you'll find the answers to positioning adverbial phrases building complex sentences, with exercises to test understanding. The rules and patterns are all demonstrated through easy-to-follow explanations with clear, engaging examples.
This concise grammar guide is a must-have for starting students and language enthusiasts alike. Phil Williams takes you beyond the basics to make advanced English accessible for everyone - try it today.
Phil Williams
Phil Williams is an author of contemporary fantasy and dystopian fiction, including the Ordshaw urban fantasy thrillers and the post-apocalyptic Estalia series. He also writes reference books to help foreign learners master the nuances of English, two of which are regular best-sellers on Kindle. As a long-term teacher and tutor of advanced English, he runs the popular website “English Lessons Brighton”. Phil lives with his wife by the coast in Sussex, UK, and spends a great deal of time walking his impossibly fluffy dog, Herbert.
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Word Order in English Sentences - Phil Williams
Word Order
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English Sentences
Phil Williams
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Contents
Preface
Introduction
How to use this book
Sentence Structure
1.1 Introducing Sentence Structure
1.2 Adding Detail to Sentences
1.3 Exercise 1: Simple Sentence Structure
1.3a Answers to Exercise 1
1.4 Sentences with More Than One Clause
1.5 Exercise 2: Further Sentence Structure
1.5a Answers to Exercise 2
Questions
2.1 Question Structure
2.2 Exercise 3: Questions
2.2a Answers to Exercise 3
Negative sentences
3.1 Negative Sentence Structure
3.2 Negative Questions
3.3 Exercise 4: Negative Sentences
3.3a Answers to Exercise 4
Verb phrases
4.1 Verb Phrase Structures
4.2 Tenses and Standard Verb Phrases
4.3 Verbs and Objects
4.4 Phrasal Verbs
4.5 Exercise 5: Verbs and Objects
4.5a Answers to Exercise 5
4.6 Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
4.7 Verbs and Locations
4.8 Verbs of State, Conditions and Senses
4.9 Verbs Followed by Other Verbs
4.10 Verbs, Other Words and Clauses as Objects
Noun phrases
5.1 Noun Phrase Structure
5.2 Determiners
5.3 Prepositions
5.4 Compound Nouns
5.4a Single Word or Simple Compound Nouns
5.4b Compound Nouns with Two or More Words
5.4c Compound Nouns with More than Two Nouns
5.5 Noun Complements
5.6 Embedded Questions
5.7 Exercise 6: Noun Phrases
5.7a Answers to Exercise 6
Adjectives
6.1 Adjective Positions
6.2 Adjectives Before Nouns
6.3 Using More than One Adjective
6.4 Detailed Adjective Word Order
6.5 Listing Adjectives
6.6 Adjectives and Adverbs
6.7 Adjectives After Verbs
6.8 Adjectives After Nouns
6.9 Exercise 7: Adjective Word Order
6.9a Answers to Exercise 7
Adverbs
7.1 Adverb Position
7.2 General Adverb Positions
7.3 Adverbs of Frequency
7.4 Adverbs of Manner
7.5 Adverbs of Place
7.6 Adverbs of Time
7.7 Connecting Adverbs
7.8 Specific Adverb Rules
7.9 Exercise 8: Adverbs of Frequency
7.9a Answers to Exercise 8
7.10 Exercise 9: Adverbs of Manner
7.10a Answers to Exercise 9
7.11 Exercise 10: Adverbs of Place
7.11a Answers to Exercise 10
7.12 Exercise 11: Adverbs of Time
7.12a Answers to Exercise 11
7.13 Exercise 12: Mixed Adverbs
7.13a Answers to Exercise 12
Prepositions
8.1 Preposition Position
8.2 Prepositions in Questions
8.3 Prepositions in Passive Structures
8.4 Prepositions in Relative Clauses
8.5 Prepositions in Infinitive Structures
8.6 Exercise 13: Mixed Word Order
8.6a Answers to Exercise 13
Sentences with Multiple Clauses
9.1 Simple Sentences
9.2 Compound Sentences
9.3 Complex Sentences
9.4 Using Different Sentence Types
9.5 Exercise 14: Multiple Clauses
9.5a Answers to Exercise 14
Using Flexible Word Order
10.1 Standard Word Order
10.2 Moving the Time
10.3 Changing the Verb Phrase
10.4 Prepositional Phrases
10.5 Further Sentence Changes
10.6 Exercise 15: Rewriting a Sentence
10.6a Answers to Exercise 15
10.7 Exercise 16: Rewriting sentences
10.7a Answers to Exercise 16
A Note from the Author
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About the Author
Acknowledgements
Copyright
Preface
This guide is for English learners of all levels who want a full introduction to word order and sentence structure in English. Starting at a basic level, it gradually introduces more complex sentence structures and components, and provides plenty of practice through rearranging words to make sentences. An understanding of English may be necessary before beginning.
The basic rules presented here are important as a basis for more complex grammar later. A strong and flexible use of English is made possible through a solid understanding of the more simple initial rules; in English the rules are often bent and broken, but to do this effectively you must first know the rules.
You can use this book by reading through different sentence structure and word order rules one at a time, in sequential order, or by using the contents as a reference to find information on specific items.
This grammar book is written in English. Translations will be available in the future.
Introduction
In the English language, word order and sentence structure are important. Changing the order of words, or the structure of a sentence, can affect meaning. However, the English language is also flexible, and in many cases the order can be changed.
This guide is designed to introduce the basics of word order and sentence structure, and to provide general points on how word order and sentence structure can change. It does this by first introducing simplified components of English sentences, such as Subject-Verb-Object rules, and develops these ideas with more detailed analysis of the components, considering nouns, verb phrases, questions, prepositional phrases, adjectives, adverbs and more.
After covering these general rules, consideration is given to more advanced use of English, including rewriting English sentences with different structures, analysing the effects that this can cause. As such, the guide starts simply, and has simple exercises, and builds to more specific and challenging