Word order and linking words
Word order
– is very important in English
- you always start with the subject, then the verb follows and then the object
I called Jack.
- time expressions come usually at the end of the sentence (or possibly at the beginning) – they never come to the middle.
I was in the cinema yesterday.
- there are some words that are exceptional: frequency adverbs. They always come before the verb
She usually comes late.
I don't often go swimming.
- in question, as you know very well, there is an inverted word order
What did you say? (NOT What you said?)
- in indirect questions (used in reported speech) the word order stays the same
I don't know what he said. (NOT …what did he say)
Linking words
- you studied them at the elementary level. These are the words like: BUT, BECAUSE, ALTHOUGH, OR, IF, etc.
- You shouldn't have any real problems with them