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English Word Order
English Language Training
Kyra S. Huismann, B.A
Trainerwww.kyracom.de
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Some word statistics
• 470 000 words in English (Webster’s & Oxford English Dictionary)
• Native English speaker active vocabulary:20 000 (Susie Dent, lexicographer)
• Basic English 850 words (Charles Kay Ogden)
• A 6-year old English child knows 1 500 words (wikipedia)
• 3 000 words cover 95% of common text (lingholic, Samuel Gendreau)
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Most frequently used words in English
Place Noun Verb Adjective Preposition
1 time be good to
2 person have new of
3 year do first in
4 way say last for
5 day get long on
6 thing make great with
7 man go little at
8 world know own by
9 life take other from
10 hand see old up
Source: Oxford English Corpus
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Terminology
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Terminology
who or whatperforms action
what is the action
who or whatthe action happens to
VERBSUBJECT OBJECT
knowI Tom.
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Terminology
VERB
knowI Tom.
Person & Zeit
knowsShe Tom.
knewI Tom.
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Terminology
=auxiliaryHilfswort für Fragen, Negative &
Zeiten
aux
Person & Zeit Ubergang auf aux
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knowI Tom.
I Tom.knowdonot know
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knowsShe Tom.
She Tom.knowdoes not know
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Terminology
Present Past Future
do did will
does had
have could
can
would
aux
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Example Sentences
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Our example sentences
kenneIch Tom.
Kennst du Tom?
kenneIch Tom nicht.
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Statements - Aussagen
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Word Order Statements
VS OknowI Tom.
knowsShe Tom.
knewI Tom.
Person & Zeit V
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Questions - Fragen
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Word Order Questions
S Oyou Tom?
she Tom?
you Tom?
Aux Vknow
know
know
Do
Does
Did
Person & Zeit Aux
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Negatives - Verneinungen
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Word Order Negatives
S OI Tom.
She Tom.
I Tom.
aux Vknow
know
know
do
does
did
not
n‘t
n‘t
n‘t
Person & Zeit aux
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Exercise - Uebungen
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German to English STATEMENT
kenneIch Tom.
knowI Tom.
What goes in the gap – Was kommt in die Lücke?
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Kennst du Tom?
you Tom?
German to English QUESTION
Do know
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Kennt Susan Tom?
she Tom?
German to English QUESTION
Does know
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German to English NEGATIVES
kenneIch Tom nicht.
I Tom.knowdo n‘t
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Answers - Antworten
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Word Order Questions & Answers
you Tom?knowDo
Yes, I do.
No, I do n‘t
Aux “Nachplapper”-Prinzip
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Word Order Questions & Answers
you Tom?likeDo
Yes, I do.
No, I do n‘t
Aux “Nachplapper”-Prinzip
What is the answer – Die Antwort?
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Word Order Questions & Answers
you Tom?likeDid
Yes, I did.
No, I did n‘t
Aux “Nachplapper”-Prinzip
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Word Order Questions & Answers
you sing?Can
Yes, I can.
No, I can n‘t
Aux “Nachplapper”-Prinzip
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Word Order Questions & Answers
you likeDo
Yes, I do.
No, I do
Aux “Nachplapper”-Prinzip
tea?
n‘t
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Word Order Questions & Answers
you a car?haveDo
Yes, I do.
No, I do n‘t
Aux “Nachplapper”-Prinzip
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Still awake?
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Question Tags – Aussagen mit Hinterfragung
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Oder?! Question Tags
VS OkennstDu Tom, oder?
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Oder?! Question Tags
VS OknowYou Tom.
Statement
doYou Tom,
Question Tag
know n‘t you?
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Oder?! Question Tags
VS OlikeYou tea.
Statement
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Oder?! Question Tags
doYou tea,
Question Tag
like n‘t you?
What goes in the gap – Was kommt in die Lücke?
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Oder?! Question Tags
doYou a car,
Question Tag
have n‘t you?
What goes in the gap – Was kommt in die Lücke?
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Oder?! Question Tags
canYou .
Statement
S aux Vsing
canYou
Question Tag
sing, ‘t you?can
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Oder?! Question Tags
canYou sing, ‘t you?can
Aux “Nachplapper”-Prinzip
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Oder?! Question Tags
arenYou ‘t you?are
Aux “Nachplapper”-Prinzip
Tom,