Word order

English does not move words to change emphasis — it changes the construction instead.

First page · where each piece goes

The positions

1 · Subject

Never missing, not even when there is nobody

It is raining.

2 · Verb

Straight after the subject, always

My sister works in a bank.

3 · Object

After the verb, never before it

I like this book.

4 · Place

Before the time, not after

We went to London last week.

5 · Time

At the end — or at the very beginning, never in the middle

We went to London last week.

Adverb of frequency

Before the main verb, but after be

I always drink tea. · I am always tired.

Adjective

Before the noun, and it never changes form

a red car · two red cars

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