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Most basic English statements follow subject + verb + object. Place and time information usually comes later, and adjective position follows clear patterns.
Overview
Most basic English statements follow subject + verb + object. Place and time information usually comes later, and adjective position follows clear patterns.
Form and rules
A common statement pattern is subject + verb + object: She reads books.
With be, use subject + be + complement: He is tired. They are at home.
An object usually comes directly after the verb: I like coffee, not I coffee like.
Place usually comes before time when both appear at the end: We study at school every day.
Adjectives normally come before nouns: a new car. Frequency adverbs have special positions: I often work / I am often tired.
A closer look
A common English statement pattern is subject + verb + object. Extra information about place and time often comes later in the sentence.
A useful default order is subject + verb + object + place + time. Adjectives normally come before nouns, while frequency adverbs have their own common positions.
Examples
She reads books.
They are at home.
I drink coffee every morning.
We study English at school on Tuesdays.
He bought a new car.
Common mistakes
Time expressions often come after the object in a basic statement.
Use subject + verb + object in a normal statement.
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The test combines multiple choice, gap completion, error correction, and sentence building so students have to recognise and produce the grammar, not simply reread the rule.