Building Correct Sentences
In these activities, you will use parts of speech in the correct word order to create sentences.
Activity 3: Label the sentences with SVOPT
SVOPT - Practice
Write the sentences using the words given. Use S V O P T word order.
1. began / last week / Kimi / through Turkey / a bike trip
2. at this uncle's bakery / Alexi / on Saturday mornings / works
3. arrived / in the early morning/ at the airport / my plane
4. are going to the lake / on Wednesday / the 128 students / an SVOPT quiz / in class
Optional things to think about:
Each language of the world has its own grammatical rules for word order. How does your first language order sentences? Is it S V O P T?
Translate the sentence "We drink coffee in the garden every afternoon". Write it in your language. Then explain the word order to a partner.
Some languages require an "extra" subject or object that does not translate well into English. Other languages don't require a "be" verb. Some languages don’t require an It subject before verbs. Translating these grammar rules can cause incomplete sentences, or sentences that have extra words in English.