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English Sentence Structure and Word Order

English Sentence Structure and Word Order

Assessment

Interactive Video

English

9th - 10th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Richard Gonzalez

FREE Resource

The video tutorial reviews English word order, focusing on the sequence of who, what, how, where, when, and why. It addresses common mistakes, exceptions, and emphasizes the importance of correct placement of adverbs and objects. The tutorial also explains how to emphasize elements like time, place, and reason in sentences. Ameen's question about the placement of 'again' is clarified, and the importance of keeping verbs and objects together is highlighted.

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9 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main topic of Ameen's question?

The placement of 'however'

The placement of 'again'

The use of conjunctions

The use of adjectives

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is the most common English word order?

What, who, where, when, why, how

Why, when, where, how, what, who

Who, what, how, where, when, why

How, why, when, where, what, who

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the example 'My cousin went to Athens last week', which element is missing?

Who

How

What

Why

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the exception to the common word order rule when using verbs of movement?

'When' comes before 'why'

'Why' comes before 'when'

'How' comes before 'where'

'Where' comes before 'how'

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following sentences is correctly ordered?

My cousin went to Athens last week.

My cousin went last week to Athens.

To Athens my cousin went last week.

Last week my cousin went to Athens.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How can you emphasize the time in a sentence?

By not mentioning it at all

By placing it in the middle of the sentence

By placing it at the start of the sentence

By placing it at the end of the sentence

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the correct order for direct and indirect objects?

Indirect object, verb, direct object

Verb, indirect object, direct object

Direct object, verb, indirect object

Verb, direct object, indirect object

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