Word Order Exercises PDFSet 2: SVOMPT, Object Order & Phrasal Verb Particles
20 questions·12 min·Answers included·Explanations included
Preview: Questions
Fill in the blank with the correct option.
1.She sang _____ last night.
a) at the concert beautifullyb) beautifully at the concertc) at beautifully the concertd) the concert at beautifully
2.He works _____ .
a) hard at the office every dayb) every day hard at the officec) at the office every day hardd) every day at the office hard
3.The children played _____ .
a) in the park happily all afternoonb) all afternoon happily in the parkc) happily in the park all afternoond) all afternoon in the park happily
4.We walked _____ .
a) through the forest slowly after lunchb) after lunch slowly through the forestc) after lunch through the forest slowlyd) slowly through the forest after lunch
5.She read _____ .
a) a book quietly in her room last nightb) quietly a book in her room last nightc) a book in her room quietly last nightd) last night a book quietly in her room
... and 15 more questions in the PDF
Preview: Answers
1.beautifully at the concert
2.hard at the office every day
3.happily in the park all afternoon
4.slowly through the forest after lunch
5.a book quietly in her room last night
... and 15 more answers in the PDF
Preview: Explanations
1."beautifully at the concert"(b)
When a sentence has manner and place, the standard order is Manner before Place: 'beautifully' (Manner) + 'at the concert' (Place) + 'last night' (Time).
2."hard at the office every day"(a)
The SVOMPT rule puts Manner before Place before Time: 'hard' (Manner) + 'at the office' (Place) + 'every day' (Time).
3."happily in the park all afternoon"(c)
Follow the SVOMPT order: 'happily' (Manner) + 'in the park' (Place) + 'all afternoon' (Time). Time comes last.
4."slowly through the forest after lunch"(d)
Manner → Place → Time: 'slowly' (Manner) + 'through the forest' (Place) + 'after lunch' (Time). Don't start with the time expression.
5."a book quietly in her room last night"(a)
Object comes right after the verb, then SVOMPT order: 'a book' (Object) + 'quietly' (Manner) + 'in her room' (Place) + 'last night' (Time). Never put an adverb between the verb and its object.
... and 15 more explanations in the PDF
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