Post on 28-Mar-2015
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English Word Order
positive, negative, questionanswers
question tags
Kyra S. Huismann, B.ALanguage Coach, Intercultural Trainer
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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)
Kyra S. Huismann Haarenstr. 9 26122 Oldenburg
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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 Übergang auf aux
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Terminology
Present Past Future
do did will
does had
have could
can
would
aux
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knowI Tom.
Terminologyaux
Tom.knowI don‘t
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knowsShe Tom.
She Tom.knowdoesn‘t
Terminology-s in present tenses aux
Kyra S. Huismann Haarenstr. 9 26122 Oldenburg
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Example Sentences
Kyra S. Huismann Haarenstr. 9 26122 Oldenburg
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Our example sentences
kenneIch Tom.
Kennst du Tom?
kenneIch Tom nicht.
Kyra S. Huismann Haarenstr. 9 26122 Oldenburg
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Statements - Aussagen
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Kyra S. Huismann Haarenstr. 9 26122 Oldenburg
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Word Order Statements
VS OknowI Tom.
knowsShe Tom.
knewI Tom.
Person & Zeit V
+
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Negatives - Verneinungen
-
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S OI Tom.
She Tom.
I Tom.
aux Vknow
know
know
do
does
did
not
n‘t
n‘t
n‘t
-Word Order Negatives
Person & Zeit aux
Kyra S. Huismann Haarenstr. 9 26122 Oldenburg
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Questions - Fragen
?
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S Oyou Tom?
she Tom?
you Tom?
Aux Vknow
know
know
Do
Does
Did
?Word Order Questions
Person & Zeit aux
Kyra S. Huismann Haarenstr. 9 26122 Oldenburg
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Exercise - Übungen
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German to English
kenneIch Tom.
knowI Tom.
What goes in the gap – Was kommt in die Lücke?
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German to English Modal
kann singen.Ich
canI
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sing.
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German to English
kenneIch Tom nicht.
I Tom.knowdon‘t
-aux
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German to English
kenntSusan Tom nicht.
She Tom.knowdoesn‘t
-aux
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German to English Modal
kann nicht singen.Ich
I sing.can‘t
-aux
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Kennst du Tom?
you Tom?
German to English
Do know
?aux
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Kennt Susan Tom?
she Tom?
German to English
Does know
?aux
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Kannst du singen?
you
German to English Modal
Can sing?
?aux
Kyra S. Huismann Haarenstr. 9 26122 Oldenburg
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Word Order Summary
S OI Tom.
aux Vknowdon‘t
not
VS OknowI Tom.
+
-
? S Oyou Tom?
Aux VknowDo
Kyra S. Huismann Haarenstr. 9 26122 Oldenburg
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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
aux
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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?
aux
Kyra S. Huismann Haarenstr. 9 26122 Oldenburg
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Word Order Questions & Answers
she Tom?likeDoes
Yes, she does.
No, she doesn‘t.
Aux “Nachplapper”-Prinzip
aux
Kyra S. Huismann Haarenstr. 9 26122 Oldenburg
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Word Order Questions & Answers
you Tom?likeDid
Yes, I did.
No, I didn‘t.
Aux “Nachplapper”-Prinzip
aux
Kyra S. Huismann Haarenstr. 9 26122 Oldenburg
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Word Order Questions & Answers
you sing?Can
Yes, I can.
No, I can‘t.
Aux “Nachplapper”-Prinzip
aux
Kyra S. Huismann Haarenstr. 9 26122 Oldenburg
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Word Order Questions & Answers
you singing?Are
Yes, I am.
No, I amnot.
Aux “Nachplapper”-Prinzip
aux
Kyra S. Huismann Haarenstr. 9 26122 Oldenburg
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Word Order Questions & Answers
that right?Is
Yes, it is.
No, it isn‘t.
Aux “Nachplapper”-Prinzip
aux
Kyra S. Huismann Haarenstr. 9 26122 Oldenburg
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Word Order Questions & Answers
you seenHave
Yes, I have.
No, I have
Aux “Nachplapper”-Prinzip
that?
n‘t.
aux
Kyra S. Huismann Haarenstr. 9 26122 Oldenburg
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Word Order Questions & Answers
you likeDo
Yes, I do.
No, I do
Aux “Nachplapper”-Prinzip
tea?
n‘t.
aux
Kyra S. Huismann Haarenstr. 9 26122 Oldenburg
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Word Order Questions & Answers
you a car?haveDo
Yes, I do.
No, I don‘t.
Aux “Nachplapper”-Prinzip
aux
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Still awake?
Kyra S. Huismann Haarenstr. 9 26122 Oldenburg
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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
knowYou Tom.
Statement
doYou Tom,Question Tag oder?
know n‘t you?
VS O
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Oder?! Question Tags
VS OlikeYou tea.
Statement
Kyra S. Huismann Haarenstr. 9 26122 Oldenburg
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doYou tea,like n‘t you?
What goes in the gap – Was kommt in die Lücke?
Oder?! Question Tags
Kyra S. Huismann Haarenstr. 9 26122 Oldenburg
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Oder?! Question Tags
areYou n‘t you?are
Aux “Nachplapper”-Prinzip
Tom,
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Oder?! Question Tags
isThis it?is
Aux “Nachplapper”-Prinzip
n‘t difficult,
Kyra S. Huismann Haarenstr. 9 26122 Oldenburg
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doYou a car,have n‘t you?
Oder?! Question Tags
What goes in the gap – Was kommt in die Lücke?
Kyra S. Huismann Haarenstr. 9 26122 Oldenburg
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doYou a car,have you?n‘t do
Oder?! Question Tags
Kyra S. Huismann Haarenstr. 9 26122 Oldenburg
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canYou .
Statement
S aux Vsing
canYouQuestion Tag
sing, ‘t you?can
auxOder?! Question Tags
Kyra S. Huismann Haarenstr. 9 26122 Oldenburg
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Oder?! Question Tags
canYou sing, ‘t you?can
Aux “Nachplapper”-Prinzip
aux
Kyra S. Huismann Haarenstr. 9 26122 Oldenburg
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Oder?! Question Tags
areYou singing, n‘t you?are
Aux “Nachplapper”-Prinzip
aux
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isThis the end.,
isn‘t it ?
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