WORD ORDER / SVA

word order: place and time

Prepositions of Place, Word Order, and Subject Verb Agreement

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INDEX

WARM UP

WORD ORDER ACTIVITIES

PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE

SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT

IN, AT, ON: EXAMPLES

SVA VIDEO

WARNING & MINI QUIZ

SVA PRACTICE

REFERENCES

WORD ORDER IN SENTENCES

PREPOSITIONS OF TIME PRACTICE: AT, IN, ON

before you start

AT: clock times at 8 pm, at midnight, at 6:30 holiday periods: at Christmas, at Easter parts of a day: at lunchtime, at dinnertime, at breakfast time IN: years: in 1992 months: in December decades: in the 1790s centuries: in the 19th century seasons: in winter in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening ON: days: on Monday days + morning / afternoon / evening / night: on Tuesday morning dates: on August 17th NO PREP: next week, year, month etc / last night, year etc / this morning, month etc every day, night, years etc / today, tomorrow, yesterday (1)

GOOGLE DOC INDEPENDENT PRACTICE 10 MINUTES

PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE

AT IN ON

PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE (at, in, on): definitions

PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE: AT, IN, ON

A preposition is a word that helps to describe the relationship between two nouns (people, places, things, or ideas). The most common prepositions of place are: at, in, on. These prepositions can also function as prepositions of time, but the concepts are different because the relationship between nouns is another one. Prepositions of time are used to indicate where events happen, or where one noun is in relation to another noun. (3)

• AT: If something is at a point, (it could be a building)

• IN: If something is contained inside a box or a wide flat area

• ON: If something is on a line or a horizontal or vertical surface

(2)

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in: examples

0n: examples

AT: examples

(4)

MAYBE YOU ARE ASKING YOURSELVES THE FOLLOWING QUESTION: what's the difference between: I am at my house vs. i am in my house

WARNING

Be careful!

You can normally use the word AT when you’re talking about an idea or a general area. EX: I’m at the beach. Context: I’m in the general area of the beach, but not necessarily on the physical, sandy beach. I may be in my hotel room, or sitting next to the pool, or in a city by the beach. So here, “at the beach” just means that you’re somewhere close to the beach, which is more an idea than a physical place. EX: at work, at home and at school, etc. Context: In each of these examples, you’re referring to an idea (at home) and not the physical place (in the house).

I am at the beach vs. i am in the beach (general location, idea) (physical place)

MINI QUIZ: PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE (5)

MINI QUIZ

1) He's swimming ____ the river. 2) Where's Julie? She's ____ school. 3) The plant is ___the table. 4) There is a spider ___ the bath. 5) Please put those apples ___the bowl. 6) Frank is ___ holiday for three weeks. 7) There are two pockets ___ this bag. 8) I read the story ___the newspaper. 9) The cat is sitting ___ the chair. 10) Lucy was standing ___ the bus stop. 11) I'll meet you ____ the cinema food stand. 12) She hung a picture ____ the wall. 13) John is ___ the garden. 14) There's nothing ____ TV tonight. 15) I stayed ____ home all weekend.

MINI QUIZ: PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE (5)

MINI QUIZ

1) He's swimming in the river. 2) Where's Julie? She's at school. 3) The plant is on the table. 4) There is a spider in the bath. 5) Please put those apples in the bowl. 6) Frank is on holiday for three weeks. 7) There are two pockets in this bag. 8) I read the story in the newspaper. 9) The cat is sitting on the chair. 10) Lucy was standing at the bus stop. 11) I'll meet you in the cinema food stand. 12) She hung a picture on the wall. 13) John is in the garden. 14) There's nothing on TV tonight. 15) I stayed at home all weekend.

WORD ORDER IN SENTENCES

SVOPT SVOMPT TSVOP

word order: time and place

s-v-o-p-t

Subject + verb + object + place + time EX: I travel with my sister to China every year. My friends were watching a funny video in my house in the afternoon. Subject: I Subject: My friends Verb: travel Verb: were watching Object: sister Object: video Place: China Place: my house Time: every year. Time: in the afternoon.

word order: time and place

s-v-o-m-p-t

Subject + verb + object + MANNER + place + time EX: I travel with my sister safely to China every year. My friends were watching a funny video repeatedly in my house in the afternoon. Subject: I Subject: My friends Verb: travel Verb: were watching Object: sister Object: video Manner: safely Manner: repeatedly Place: China Place: my house Time: every year. Time: in the afternoon.

word order: time and place

T-s-v-o-p

Time + COMMA + subject + verb + object + place EX: Every year, I travel with my sister to China. In the afternoon, my friends were watching a funny video in my house. Time: Every year Time: In the afternoon Subject: I Subject: my friends Verb: travel Verb: were watching Object: sister Object: video Place: China Place: my house

VIDEO: WORD ORDER (SVOPT)

VIDEO: WORD ORDER (SVOMPT)

WORD ORDER: guided PRACTICE

EXERCISE

GROUP ACTIVITY GOOGLE DOC 10 MINUTES Order the words to create a well-structured sentence. Check grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization.

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WORD ORDER: independent PRACTICE

EXERCISE 23 - PAGE 168

INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY MAIN SESSION TO CHECK ANSWERS 5 MINUTES Put the phrases in the correct sentence order. Check grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization.

SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT

VIDEO: SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT

references

1. Perfect English Grammar. Prepositions of time. https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/prepositions-of-time.html 2. Perfect English Grammar. Prepositions of place. https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/prepositions-of-place.html 3. FluentU. Prepositions of Place. https://www.fluentu.com/blog/english/english-prepositions/ 4. English Club. Prepositions of Place: at, in, on. https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/prepositions-place-at-in-on.htm 5. Perfect English Grammar. Prepositions of Place Exercise 1. https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/prepositions-of-place-exercise-1.html 6. English Hilfen.de. Word order in statements with expressions of place and time – Exercise. https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/word_order/sentences2.htm

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