0.022017 Lesson 3.2 SVOPT Word Order Purland Training Learn English online for free Lesson 3.2 SVOPT Word Order 2 3.2.1 Word order in a sentence in English is fairly strict compared to other languages. We often use SVOPT word order in a sentence: s v oO P T subject verb object place time 9.1, you, noun adverbial adverbial we, Jenny phrase of place of time For example: s v fe} P T subject verb object place time Jenny ate a sandwich in the kitchen last night. This is the order in which English native speakers want to get their information. We generally want to know: 4 who does the action Subject oa what they do V erb = what they do it to O bject 4" where they do it P lace sf when they do it T ime 3.2.2 Itis possible to put the time phrase first in the sentence, if you want to emphasise that piece of Information T s v ° P time subject verb object place Last night Jenny ate a sandwich in the kitchen. ipspurtaneairing.camree-lessonsiclementary-engish- courselunit3-0-healty-are:he-humar-bodyilesson-22-svop- word-order! 18cs.022017 Lesson 32 SVOPT Werd Order However, itis better to start with the subject so that we establish WHO is doing the action first. We also get time information from the verb tense. For example, by using the past tense verb ‘ate’ we understand immediately that the action happened in finished time, in the past. This time information is sufficient until we get final confirmation of the exact time at the end of the sentence: ‘last night. 3.2.3 However, changing the word order in other ways is not permitted in English. For example, the following sentences would be incorrect: v ° s , T Ate a sandwich Jenny in the kitchen last night. P s v T ° In the kitchen Jenny ate last night a sandwich. ‘They just sound like jumbled up sentences, rather than English. It may be that the person listening can work out what you are saying because all the keywords are present and they are able to ‘unjumble’ them in their mind as you speak, but it makes a lot of extra work for your listener, who is rather expecting to hear the information presented in SVOPT order. 3.2.4 Not every verb has an object, so sometimes this part of SVOPT will be blank. They are called intransitive verbs. For example: s v ° ° T subject verb object place time Jenny goes - to Birmingham every Friday. The verb ‘go’ does not have an object. Its intransitive, so the O part of SVOPT is blank, 3.2.5 Similarly, we do not need to include every part of SVOPT word order in every sentence. Itis the order that is important and should be followed: s Vv °o Pp T subject verb object place time Jenny ate asandwich. - last night. 3.2.6 We can easily turn a SVOPT sentence into a compound sentence but using a conjunction such as: Jenny ate a sandwich in the kitchen last night.. ippurtaneairing.camireelessonsiclementary-engish- caurselunit3-0-healty-are:he-humar-bodyilesson-2-2-svop- word-order! 290.022017 Lesson 42 SVOPT Werd Order and =addition e.g. _...and then read a book. but contrast. e.g. —_...but she didn't enjoy it. because = reason eg. _ ...because she felt hungry. so = result e.g. ...80 she wouldn't feel hungry in the night. Exercises Ex. 3.2.1 Writing Write 10 sentences with SVOPT word order. You don't need to include an object each time: subject verb object place time 40. Ex, 3.2.2 Writing Complete the worksheets: make-a-sentence-with-svopt-word-order-1-4, Ex, 3.2.3 Writing Complete the worksheets: sentence-building-with-svopt word-order-1-2. Ex. 3.2.4 Writing Complete the worksheet: practice.with-svopter-word-order. This site uses cookies: Find out more. Okay, thanks ippurtaneairing.camireelessonsiclementary-engish- caurselunit3-0-healty-are:he-humar-bodyilesson-2-2-svop- word-order! a8