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)____________________________________________