placing a word in sentences
I am very confused where to put what when there are more subjects, objects, verbs, adv. adj. I tried some and some of them have more than one possibilities. please please help me to choose which is correct and why? Thank you very much everyone.
- through the town/drove/slowly/we/but/considerably/in the open country/increased/speed. A:- we drove slowly through the town but increased considerably speed in the open country. OR A:-we considerably increased speed in the open country but drove slowly through the town.
- a/he/short interview/gave me/very/and/the job/the/immediately/offered me. A:- he gave me a very short interview and then offered me the job. OR A:- he offered me a very short interview and ten gave me a job.
- almost/was/the play/over/when/loudly/suddenly/shouting/one of the audience/started. A:- the play was almost over when one of the audience started shouting suddenly. suddenly one of the audience started shouting when the play was almost over.
- the present/carefully/she/wrapped up/first,/firmly/she/ tied it/ then/ with string/ and/ in red ink/ on it/ finally/ wrote is name/ she. A:- First, she wrapped the present carefully, the she tied it firmly with string, and finally she wrote his name in read ink on it.
- your children /still/ are /arguing?/ to go/ already /told you/ I´ve/ to your rooms /and/ quietly /until teatime/ read a book A:- are your children still arguing? I´ve already told you to go to your room quietly and read a book until teatime.
4 Answers
Dont forget the capital letter at the beginning of each sentence.
- We drove slowly through the town but increased speed considerably in the open country.
We drove through the town slowly but considerably increased speed in the open country.
A:- He gave me a very short interview and then immediately offered me the job.
The play was almost over when one of the audience suddenly started shouting.
This sounds best to me although the other could make sense too.
First, she wrapped the present carefully, the she tied it firmly with string, and finally she wrote his name on it in red ink.
Are you children still arguing? I´ve already told you to go to your room and read a book quietly until teatime.
*Are you sure you wrote no. 5 down correctly? your children vs. you children
A - Correct. We drove slowly through the town but increased speed considerably in the open country. (considerably increased speed would also be correct). (First we did "A", then we did "B"). The second alternative is incorrect because it doesn't set a base rate of speed to "considerably increase"..
B - Correct. He gave me a very short interview and immediately offered me the job. The second alternative really makes no sense. If he "offers" you something, you can choose to accept it or not. If he gives you something, you can return it, but you've already accepted it. Otherwise, he "tried to give it to you".
C. Most correct - The play was almost over when one of the audience suddenly started shouting. The first clause sets ther time & scene, and the second clause tells what happened. The second way - "One of the audience suddenly started shouting when the play was almost over" demands an explanation of why. Such as "One of the audience suddenly started shouting when the play was almost over. The theatre was on fire!"
D. Except for some typos, it's correct as you have it.
E. You may have changed a "you" to a "your' in your instructions. Are you children still arguing? I've already told you to go to your rooms and quietly read a book till teatime". The placement of the adverb "quietly" depends on if you want them to go to their rooms quietly or to read a book quietly.
Hope this helps.
1 A:- we drove slowly through the town but increased speed considerably in the open country.
2 A:- he gave me a very short interview and then immediately offered me the job.
3 A:- the play was almost over when someone in the audience suddenly started shouting. Note: "One of the audience" does not sound right in English. That is why I used different words.
4 A:- First, she wrapped the present carefully, then she tied it firmly with string, and finally she wrote his name on it in read ink. The direct and indirect object need to be together here. It is understood that "in red ink" describes either the writing or his name.
5 A:- Are you children still arguing? I´ve already told you to go to your room quietly and read a book until teatime. I think "your children" is a mistake in the example.
Thank u very much everybody for ur help. Where can I learn the rule of word order in English?
