The document discusses the importance of word order in English sentences and provides examples of common word order patterns with the subject, verb, object, complement, and modifiers. It shows how rearranging words can change the meaning of sentences and illustrates standard patterns such as subject-verb-object and subject-verb-complement.

1. WORD ORDER
In English the order in which you place nouns, verbs, complements and other parts of speech is
extremely important. The following chart will help you to write using appropriate word order.
SUBJECT VERB COMPLEMENT
John is a doctor.
SUBJECT VERB OBJECT
Sandra bakes a cake.
INDIRECT OBJECTDIRECT
SUBJECT VERB
OBJECT
I bought you a pair of earrings.
PREPOSITIONAL
SUBJECT VERB INDIRECT OBJECT
PHRASE
Mary writes a letter for him.
MODIFIERS
SUBJECTVERB
(Adjectives)
The yellow balloon burst.
SUBJECT VERB
MODIFIERS OBJECT
(Adjectives)
COMPLEMENT
The waiter brought a delicious cake.
MODIFIERS
SUBJECTVERB OBJECT
(Adverbs)
COMPLEMENT
Yesterday I saw you.

2. SUBJECT VERB
MODIFIERS OBJECT
(Adverbs)
COMPLEMENT
Bill is never angry.
MODIFIER
SUBJECT VERB OBJECT
VERBS
Mrs. Suárez gave the test this morning.
Tim sang horribly.