The document discusses word order rules in English sentences, specifically regarding the order of subject, verb, object, place, time, and manner. It provides examples of common word orders and exceptions. Key aspects covered include: - Verb and object typically stand next to each other. - Verb and place adverbial usually stand together. If an object is present, the place comes after. - Time adverbials like when, how long, or how often usually follow place. - Verb and manner adverbial typically stand together. With an object, manner comes after. - When including place, time and manner, the typical order is manner, place, then time. The

1. WORD ORDER I SUBJECT + VERB + OBJECT + PLACE + TIME
PODMET + SLOVESO + PREDMET + MIESTO + ČAS
SUBJECT + VERB + OBJECT + PLACE + TIME
SUE + READS + A NEWSPAPER + IN HER LIVING ROOM + EVERY DAY.
A) SLOVESO + PREDMET
Sloveso (verb) a predmet vety (object) zvyčajne stoja pri sebe.
Examples:
1. He speaks (verb) English (object) very well.
2. I like Italian food very much.
3. Did you watch television all evening?
4. Why do you always make the same mistakes?
5. At the end of the street you’ll see a supermarket on your left.
B) MIESTO (place) A ČAS (time)
a) SLOVESO + MIESTO
Sloveso (verb) a príslovkové určenie miesta (kde?) = (t.j. place = where?) zvyčajne stoja pri
sebe.
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Examples: go home, live in a city, walk to work
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2. WORD ORDER I SUBJECT + VERB + OBJECT + PLACE + TIME
b) SLOVESO + PREDMET + MIESTO
Ak sa na sloveso viaže predmet vety, príslovkové určenie miesta sa nachádza za predmetom
vety.
Examples: take somebody home, meet a friend in the street
c) MIESTO + ČAS
Píslovkové určenie času (kedy? = when? ako dlho? = how long?) a presne určenej frekvencie
(definite frequency - ako často? = how often?) sa zvyčajne nachádza za príslovkovým
určením miesta.
Examples:
1. We went to a party (where) last night (when).
2. Lisa walks to work (where) every day (how often).
3. Will you be at home this evening?
4. The’ve lived in the same house for 20 years.
5. You really shouldn’t go to bed so late.
POZNÁMKA: Príslovkové určenie času (predovšetkým v prípade, že ho chceme zdôrazniť
alebo v dlhých vetách) je v AJ možné vložiť aj na začiatok vety.
Examples:
1. At three in the morning I heard a loud knock on the front door.
2. On Monday I’m going to Paris.
3. Every morning Ben walks to work.
C) SPôSOB (manner)
a) SLOVESO + SPôSOB
Sloveso (verb) a príslovkové určenie spôsobu (ako, akým spôsobom? = how?) zvyčajne stoja
pri sebe.
Examples: live happily, drive carefully, walk slowly
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3. WORD ORDER I SUBJECT + VERB + OBJECT + PLACE + TIME
b) SLOVESO + PREDMET + SPôSOB
Ak sa na sloveso viaže predmet vety, príslovkové určenie spôsobu sa nachádza za
predmetom vety.
Examples: drive a car carefully, walk home slowly,
POZNÁMKA:
V prípade, že sa v jednej vete nachádza príslovka miesta, času aj spôsobu, ich poradie vo
vete je zvyčajne takéto:
MANNER + PLACE + TIME
MY DAD WALKS SLOWLY + INTO TOWN + EVERY AFTERNOON.
Examples:
1. I chewed the food quickly in the kitchen yesterday.
2. They lived happily in China for 20 years.
3. Our children play quietly in the living room every day.
4. It rained heavily in Slovakia last week.
5. He waited for her impatiently in the street for 30 minutes.
A) Right or wrong?
1. John doesn’t like very much football. R W
2. I ate quickly my breakfast and went out. R W
3. Are you going to invite to the party a lot of people? R W
4. Did you learn a lot of things at school today? R W
5. I met last month on my way home a friend of mine. R W
6. Paul drove his car yesterday down the road carefully. R W
7. I had last week a tennis lesson on a new tennis court. R W
8. Did you go late to bed last night? R W
B) Put the parts of the sentence in the correct order.
1. (the party/very much/everybody enjoyed)
2. (some money/I borrowed/from a friend of mine)
3. (her children/she/every day/takes/to school)
4. (please/legibly/your name/at the top of the page/write)
5. (I/on Saturday night/didn’t see you/at the party)
6. (opposite the park/a new hotel/they/are building)
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7. (She/very hard/worked/last week/at school)
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8. (I/some interesting books/found/yesterday afternoon/in the library)
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