ENGLISH WORD ORDER
Recordemos que en la ultima sesión se hablo acerca del word order y analizamos 3 distintos casos.
1. Correspondencia: se le conoce como tradución literal porque cada palabra del inglés tiene un equivalente en español.
Ex. Today is a beautiful day.
Hoy es un hermoso día.
2. El sujeto tácito: aunque no es propiamente un tema que pertenece al word order, es oportuno mencionar que el sujeto en el idioma inglés es de caracter obligatorio y no se puede omitir. Así, por ejemplo, si deseamos decir:
____ Es un sol ardiente su equivalente sería
It's a burning sun.
3. Inversión debido al posesivo con nombres: Este es quizas el más complicado de los tres, ya que requiere buen dominio del posesivo.
Ex. Susana es la hermana de José.
Susana is Jose's sister.
Mira estos dos vídeos que siguen a continuación y prestarle mucha atención. Ellos añaden algo más al material que ya dominas.
BASIC SENTENCE STRUCTURE
Position of Adverbs
Adverb of Manner
(e.g.: slowly, carefully, awfully)
These adverbs are put behind the direct object (or behind the verb if there's no direct object).
| subject | verb(s) | direct object | adverb |
|---|---|---|---|
| He | drove | the car | carefully. |
| He | drove | carefully. |
Adverbs of Place
(e.g.: here, there, behind, above)
Like adverbs of manner, these adverbs are put behind the direct object or the verb.
| subject | verb(s) | direct object | adverb |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | didn't see | him | here. |
| He | stayed | behind. |
Adverbs of Time
(e.g.: recently, now, then, yesterday)
Adverbs of time are usually put at the end of the sentence.
| subject | verb(s) | indirect object | direct object | time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | will tell | you | the story | tomorrow. |
If you don't want to put emphasis on the time, you can also put the adverb of time at the beginning of the sentence.
| time | subject | verb(s) | indirect object | direct object |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomorrow | I | will tell | you | the story. |
Adverbs of Frequency
(e.g.: always, never, seldom, usually)
Adverbs of frequency are put directly before the main verb. If 'be' is the main verb and there is no auxiliary verb, adverbs of frequency are put behind 'be'. Is there an auxiliary verb, however, adverbs of frequency are put before 'be'.
| subject | auxiliary/be | adverb | main verb | object, place or time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | often | go swimming | in the evenings. | |
| He | doesn't | always | play | tennis. |
| We | are | usually | here in summer. | |
| I | have | never | been | abroad. |
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