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Word Order  
 
 
Table of Contents 
 
 
Types  of Sentences ..................................................................................2 
Parts of the Sentence ..............................................................................2 
Word Order in Affirmative Sentences...................................................3 
Position  of  Adverbs  of  Frequency  .........................................................5 
Word Order in  Negative  Sentences......................................................6 
Word Order in General Questions.........................................................7 
Word Order in  Special  Questions ..........................................................8 
Word Order in  Subject  Questions ..........................................................9 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Types of Sentences 
 
There are four basic types of sentences in English . 
AFFIRMATIVE and NEGATIVE sentences both end with a full stop (.) : 
 
I live in Tallinn. I do not live in Tallinn. I never watch soap operas. 
 
INTERROGATIVE sentences end with a question mark ( ? ) : 
 
Do you live in Tallinn? Why do you never watch soap operas? 
 
EXCLAMATORY and IMPERATIVE sentences end with an exclamation  
mark ( ! ) : 
 
What a beautiful day! Do your homework at once ! 
 
 
 
Parts of the Sentence  
 
The basic parts of the sentence are: 
 
THE SUBJECT (WHO? WHAT?) ,  
THE PREDICATE (does, is doing, has done , etc –  action /statement),  
THE OBJECT (WHO/WHAT is the action/statement directed at?) : 
 
Marion (who?) has a boy- friend  (who?).  
She (who?)  likes to read  books  (what?).  
The earth (what?) is a planet  (what?).  
 
Besides , there are: 
 
THE ATTRIBUTE (WHAT?/WHAT KIND?) and 
THE ADVERBIAL (WHEN? - adverbial modifier of time/WHERE? – adverbial modifier 
of  place / HOW? – adverbial modifier of  manner )  
 
Attributes modify  nouns and stand in front of them . Adverbials modify verbs and 
usually stand behind them: 
 
This girl has a beautiful smile. This girl smiles beautifully. 
Attributes are usually adjectives but sometimes nouns as well: