Place-Before-Time Sentence Structure

This video tutorial by Rebecca from engVid teaches the correct order of words in English sentences, focusing on the placement of place and time. It begins with a review of basic sentence structure, emphasizing the subject-verb-object order. The tutorial then explains the importance of mentioning place before time in sentences, providing examples and a quiz to reinforce learning. The video concludes with practical tips for mastering these rules and encourages further practice through additional resources on the engVid website.

Why is it important to understand word order in English sentences?

• It helps in writing poetry.

• It is not important at all.

• It ensures clarity in communication.

• It is only important for business English.

What is the basic structure of an English sentence?

• Verb, subject, object

• Object, verb, subject

• Subject, object, verb

• Subject, verb, object

In the sentence 'You speak English very well', what is the object?

• You

• Very well

• English

• Speak

What should be mentioned first in a sentence, place or time?

• Time

• Both at the same time

• Place

• It doesn't matter

In the sentence 'They go to the market every day', what is the correct order?

• Market every day to

• Every day market to

• To the market every day

• Every day to the market

Which sentence is correct according to the place-before-time rule?

• For the airport we left at 7.

• At 7 we left for the airport.

• We left for the airport at 7.

• We left at 7 for the airport.

In the sentence 'He was born in London in 1975', which comes first?

• Neither is mentioned

• Both are mentioned together

• Place

• Time

What is the correct order for the sentence 'Peter didn’t go yesterday to the office'?

• Peter didn’t go to the office yesterday.

• Peter didn’t go yesterday to the office.

• Yesterday Peter didn’t go to the office.

• To the office Peter didn’t go yesterday.

Which sentence correctly follows the place-before-time rule?

• For 10 years we’ve lived in this building.

• We’ve lived for 10 years in this building.

• In this building we’ve lived for 10 years.

• We’ve lived in this building for 10 years.

In the sentence 'She dropped the kids to school early', what is the correct order?

• Early to school

• To school early

• School early to

• Early school to