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Sentence word order 1
What is sentence
word order?
Sentence word order:
Sentence word order is the order in which
words are placed in a sentence.
Today we are going to
consider 2 sentence
word order examples:
S+V+O
S+V+IO+O
Sentence word order examples
S+V+O
S+V+IO+O
Can you explain this?
1. S+V+O
Subject+ verb+ object
2. S+V+IO+O
Subject+verb+Indirect object+ Direct
object
RIGHT!
Study the chart
Subject I
Object The person or thing that
receives the action of the
subject
Direct object A person or thing that is the
recipient of the action of a
transitive verb
Indirect object tells you to whom or for
whom something is done.
Example A Subject+ verb + Object
The boy fed the dog. The boy+ fed +the dog.
s v o
Maria hugged her mother. Maria+ hugged+ her mother.
S V O
Sammy did her homework. Sammy+ did + her homework.
S V O
The children washed the car. The children + washed + the car.
S V O
Bob and Marta bought a house. Bob and Marta + bought + a house.
S V O
Example A Subject+ verb + indirect object + Direct Object
They bought him a new car! They bought him a new car!
S V IO DI
Bob gave his children some books. Bob gave his children some books.
S V IO DI
I showed my friends my new bike. I showed my friends my new bike.
S V IO DI
She told them a story. She told them a story.
S V IO DI
The student asked her teacher a
question.
The student asked her teacher a question.
S V IO DI
Ready for a quiz?
Unscramble the following sentences.
1. Build / son/ his/ the/ man/ a/
fort
1. build son his the man a fort
The man + built + his son + a
fort.
2. gave/ him/ they/ a/ job
2. gave him they a job
They + gave + him + a job.
3. dishes/ washed/ she/ the
3. dishes washed she the
She + washed + the + dishes.
4. cart/ the/ the/ cart/ pushed/
children
4. cart the the cart pushed
children
The+ children+ pushed + the +
cart.
5. a/ cake/ made/ Mary/
children/ her
5. a cake made Mary children
her
Mary + made + her + children +
a + cake.
6. his/ car/ sold/ Jon
6. his car sold Jon
Jon + sold + his + car.
7. gift/ a/ Mary/ have/ her/ aunt/
gave
7. gift a Mary have her aunt
gave
Mary + gave + her + aunt + a +
gift.
Ready for a bigger
challenge?
8. Truth parents her she told the
8. truth parents her she told the
She + told + her + parents + the
+ truth.
9. bit the dog the boy
9. bit the dog the boy
The + dog + bit + the + boy.
10. a he ticket bought
10. a he ticket bought
He + bought + a + ticket.
11. her a story Jamilla wrote
children
11. her a story Jamilla wrote
children
Jamilla + wrote + her + children
+ a story.
12. and Mary many Louise
picked strawberries
12. and Mary many Louise
picked strawberries
Louise + and +Mary + picked +
many + strawberries.
13. computer bought new a
Andrew
13. a computer bought new a
Andrew
Andrew + bought + a + new +
computer.
14. yard neighbours my
cleaned their
14. yard neighbours my
cleaned their
My + neighbours + cleaned +
their + yard.
Questions?
Amrita
@ agill@myenglishonline.ca
englishonlinemb10
Blaine
@ broberts@myenglishonline.ca
blaine_myenglishonline
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Sentence word order