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WorksheetsEnglish Grammar Quiz - word order in a sentence
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is the typical word order in an active voice sentence?
Object - Subject - Verb
Subject - Verb - Object
Verb - Subject - Object
Subject - Object - Verb
In an atypical word order in a declarative clause, what comes first?
Complement
Verb
Subject
Object
What is a general name for a simple way to change the focus of a clause without making any other grammatical changes?
Adjunct fronting
Object fronting
Headers and tails
Fronting
What does fronting in a clause involve?
Moving the subject to the end of the clause
Moving the important part e.g. object to the front of the clause
Moving the verb to the beginning of the clause
Moving the complement to the middle of the clause
In spoken English, how can focus and emphasis be created?
Using headers and tails
Using object fronting
Using typical word order
Using untypical word order
What is the purpose of using headers and tails in spoken English?
To shorten the sentence
To emphasize certain elements in the clause
To confuse the listener
To change the subject of the sentence
What is the focus of the sentence 'That car we bought at least five years ago'?
The action of buying the car
The time when the car was bought
The car itself
The price of the car
What is the focus of the sentence 'Last thing at night, I’ll go around the house and check that all the doors and windows are locked'?
The doors and windows
The time when the checking is done
The action of checking the doors and windows
The house itself
The sentence 'Last thing at night, I’ll go around the house and check that all the doors and windows are locked' is an example of
adjunct fronting
headers
tails
object fronting
The sentence He’s so boring, my accountancy lecturer. is an example of
adjunct fronting
headers
tails
object fronting
The sentence That light in the porch, we still haven’t fixed it. is an example of
adjunct fronting
headers
tails
object fronting
The sentence That car we bought at least five years ago. is an example of
adjunct fronting
headers
tails
object fronting
What is the purpose of using object fronting in a clause?
To emphasize the object
To hide the object
To remove the object
To change the object
What is the focus of the sentence 'That light in the porch, we still haven’t fixed it'?
The porch
The light that needs fixing
The person who needs to fix the light
The act of fixing the light
Which items have the order different than SVO ( mark all the correct choices)
questions
negatives
sentences starting with negative adverbials
question tags
Nothing will happen. A correct alternative:
Here goes nothing.
Here nothing goes.
Choose all correct alternatives:
To the river we went.
We went to the river.
Went we to the river.
The river we went to.
Choose all correct alternatives:
He really likes jazz. And so do his children.
He really likes jazz. And do his children, too.
He really likes jazz. And his children do, too.
Choose all correct alternatives:
Never before had she been treated so badly.
Never before she had been treated so badly.
Never before had been she treated so badly.
