Word order (1) Exercises

UNIT 101 Word order (1) Exercises

101.1   Decide whether the word order is right or wrong. Correct the sentences that are wrong.

Examples: I like children very much RIGHT
Tom walks every morning to work WRONG - to work every morning

1.   Jim doesn't like very much baseball. ____________________

2.   Ann drives every day her car to work._______________

3.   When I heard the news, I called Tom immediately.____________________

4.   Maria speaks very well English.___________________

5.   After eating quickly my dinner, I went out._____________________

6.   You watch all the time television. Can't you do something else?_____________________

7.   Liz smokes about 20 cigarettes every day.____________________

8.   I think I'll go early to bed tonight.______________________

9.   You should go to the dentist every six months.__________________________

10.   When I heard the alarm, I got immediately out of bed.______________________

11.   Did you learn a lot of things at school today?____________________

12.   We went last night to the movies.________________________

101.2   Put the parts of a sentence in the correct order. The first nine sentences are like those in section a.

Example: (children/very much/ I like) I like children very much.

1.   (she won/easily/the game) she won__________________________________

2.   (again/please don't ask/that question) Please____________________________________

3.   (tennis/every weekend/does Ken play?) Does_______________________________________

4.   (quietly/the door /I closed) I_____________________________________________

5.   (his name/after a few minutes/I remembered)___________________________________________

6.   (a letter to her parents/Ann writes/every week)________________________________________

7.   (at the top of the page/your name/please write)____________________________________________

8.   (some interesting books/we found/in the library)________________________________________

9.   (across from the park/a new hotel/they are building)_______________________________________

The next six sentences are like those in section b

10.   (to the bank/every Friday/I go) I go_____________________________________________________

11.   (home/why did you come/so late?) Why________________________________________

12.   (around town/all morning/I've been walking)______________________________________________

13.   (recently/to the theater/have you been?)_________________________________

14.   (to London/for a few days next week/I'm going)_________________________________________

15.   (on Saturday night/I didn't see you/at the party)____________________________________________

Word order (1)

UNIT 101 Word order (1)  verb + object

A.   verb + object
The verb and the object of the verb normally go together. We do not usually put other words between them:

                  verb + object
            I    like     children   very much. (not I like very much children.)
    Did you see      Norman     yesterday?
Ann often plays   tennis.

Here are some more examples. Notice how each time the verb and the object go together:

• Do you clean the house every weekend? (not Do you clean every weekend the house?)

• Everybody enjoyed the party very much. (not Everybody enjoyed very party.)

• Our guide spoke English fluently (not. . . spoke fluently English.)

• I not only lost all my money - I also lost my passport. (not I lost also my passport)

• At the end of the street you'll see a supermarket on your left. (not  . . . see on your left a supermarket.)                       

B.   Place and time
We usually say the place (where?) before the time (when?/how often?/how long?)

                                 place                time
Tom walks            to work          every morning. (not Tom walks every morning to work.)
She has been in   Canada           since April.
We arrived       at the airport     early.

Here are some more examples:

• I'm going to Paris on Monday. (not I'm going on Monday to Paris.)

• Don't be late. Make sure you're here by 8 o'clock.

• Why weren't you at home last night?

• You really shouldn't go to bed so late.

It is often possible to put the time at the beginning of the sentence:

• On Monday I'm going to Paris.

• Every morning Tom walks to work.

Note that you cannot use early or late at the beginning of the sentence in this way.

Superlatives Exercises

UNIT 100 Superlatives Exercises

100.1   Complete the sentences with a superlative and preposition.

Example: It's a very nice room. It's the nicest room in the hotel.

1.   It's a very cheap restaurant. It's ______________________________ town.

2.   It was a very happy day. It was_____________________________my life.

3.   She's a very intelligent student She ________________________________the school.

4.   It's a very valuable painting. It_________________________________the gallery.

In the following sentences use one of the + superlative.
Example: It's a very nice room. It's one of the nicest rooms in the hotel.

5.   He's a very rich man. He's one _________________________________ the world.

6.   It's a very old castle. It's ______________________________________France.

7.   She's a very good student. She_________________________________ the class.

8.   It was a very bad experience. It was _________________________________my life.

9.   He's a very dangerous criminal. He ____________________________________the country.

100.2 Read these sentences and then write a new sentence with the same meaning. Use a superlative each time and begin each sentence as shown.
Example: I've never seen such a boring movie. It's the most boring movie I've ever seen.

1.   I've never heard such a funny story. That's the _________________________________________heard.

2.   He's never made such a bad mistake. It's______________________________________________________

3.   I haven't tasted such good coffee in a long time. That's_________________________________________________________________________time

4.   I've never slent in such an uncomfortable bed                       
This is__________________________________________________________________________

5.   I've never had such a big meal. It's_______________________________________________________________

6.   I've never met such a generous person as Ann.
Ann is_______________________________________________________________
 
7.   I've never had such a good friend as you. You__________________________________________________

8.   I haven't had to make such a difficult decision in years.
This is ________________________________________________________________years

100.3   Here are some questions for you to answer. But first write the questions using the words parentheses ( . . . ). Then answer them.

1.   (what/large/city/your country?) What is the largest city in your country?

2.   (who/famous singer/your country?) Who _____________________________________your country?

3.   (what/popular sport/your country?) What____________________________________________________

4.   (What/expensive thing /you/ever bought?)___________________________________________________

5.   (what/happy/day/your life?) What was________________________________________________________

6.   (what/stupid thing/you/ever done?)___________________________________________________________

7.   (who/intelligent person/you know?) ________________________________________________you know?

8.   (who/beautiful person/you know?)_____________________________________________________________