“Where does your brother work?”
The words you are given
- works
- the local
- been
- downtown
- He
- hospital
- at
The order that works
He works at the local hospital downtown.
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Present tense SVO
Present simple uses Subject + base verb (+s for third person) + Object. This basic word order is the foundation of English sentence structure.
4 worked examplesBasic Svo
The pattern
For he/she/it, add -s to the verb: She works, He plays.
Worked examples
4 shown
Word order shown is Reach120’s reading of standard English usage for this sentence. ETS does not publish a correct/incorrect judgement for individual items, and this is not an official score.
“How do they get to school?”
The words you are given
- the
- yellow
- bus
- daily
- take
- was
- They
The order that works
They take the yellow bus daily.
“What does your cat do all day?”
The words you are given
- sleeps
- the
- couch
- had
- warm
- on
- It
The order that works
It sleeps on the warm couch.
“What does she study?”
The words you are given
- studies
- university
- biology
- She
- were
- the
- at
The order that works
She studies biology at the university.
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