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English Class 7 - Word Order Notes

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Word Order

Welcome to the chapter on Word Order for Class 7. In this chapter, you will learn how to arrange words correctly in a sentence to make your English clear and meaningful. By the end of this chapter, you will be able to form correct sentences and improve your writing skills!

Introduction

Word order means the arrangement of words in a sentence. In English, the order of words is important for the sentence to make sense. The usual word order is Subject + Verb + Object.

Basic Word Order

  • Subject: Who or what the sentence is about.
  • Verb: The action or state.
  • Object: Who or what receives the action.

Example:
She (subject) reads (verb) a book (object).

Word Order in Questions

In questions, the word order changes. The verb or helping verb comes before the subject.

  • Do you like apples?
  • Is he coming?

Word Order with Adjectives and Adverbs

  • Adjectives usually come before the noun: a beautiful flower
  • Adverbs often come after the verb: She sings beautifully.

Common Mistakes

  • Wrong: Eats she an apple.
  • Right: She eats an apple.
  • Wrong: Quickly runs the boy.
  • Right: The boy runs quickly.

Fun Activity: Rearrange the Words!

Rearrange these words to make correct sentences:
1. dog / the / brown / is
2. playing / are / children / the / park / in

Summary

  • Word order is important for clear sentences.
  • The usual order is Subject + Verb + Object.
  • Questions and descriptive sentences have special word orders.

Practice Questions

  1. Arrange the words: cake / a / made / she
  2. Arrange the words: loudly / the / barked / dog
  3. Write a question using: you / do / homework
  4. Correct the sentence: Quickly the boy ran.
  5. Arrange the words: school / to / goes / he

Challenge Yourself

  • Write five sentences using correct word order.
  • Make two questions and two statements using the same words.

Did You Know?

  • Changing word order can change the meaning of a sentence!
  • English word order is different from some other languages.

Glossary

  • Word Order: The arrangement of words in a sentence.
  • Subject: The person or thing doing the action.
  • Verb: The action or state.
  • Object: The person or thing receiving the action.

Answers to Practice Questions

  1. She made a cake.
  2. The dog barked loudly.
  3. Do you do homework?
  4. The boy ran quickly.
  5. He goes to school.

Practice word order to make your English clear and correct!

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