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A2Sentence Structure

Word Order

~2 min readUpdated October 7, 20260 practice exercises
English

🗺️ Grammar Map

1. Subject-Verb-Object

2. Questions

3. Negations

📖 1. The Core Rules & Patterns

Subject-Verb-Object

I ➔ I eat apples.
They ➔ They play soccer.
💡 Why: This is the basic sentence structure in English where the subject comes first, followed by the verb and then the object.

Questions

You ➔ Do you like pizza?
She ➔ Does she play the piano?
💡 Why: In questions, we often invert the subject and auxiliary verb to form a question.

Negations

He ➔ He does not like chocolate.
We ➔ We do not go to the park.
💡 Why: In negations, we add 'not' after the auxiliary verb to indicate the negative form.

🎯 2. Real-Life Usage Scenarios

At School

The teacher ➔ The teacher explains the lesson.

At Home

My brother ➔ My brother plays video games.

⚠️ 3. Common Mistakes

Mistake Correct
He like chocolate. He likes chocolate.
Do you likes pizza? Do you like pizza?
She not plays the piano. She does not play the piano.
💡 Why: These mistakes often occur due to incorrect verb forms or word order in sentences.

❓ 4. Frequently Asked Questions

What is the basic sentence structure?

The basic sentence structure in English is Subject-Verb-Object.

How do I form questions?

To form questions, we often invert the subject and auxiliary verb.

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