SENTENCE STRUCTURE - word order (ordstilling)

Der er ofte sammenfald mellem dansk og engelsk ordstilling som det ses af flg. eks., men bemærk også at ordene ikke kan byttes rundt - de står et bestemt sted i sætningen:

dansk:       han     hejste        et  meget  stort rødt flag
engelsk:    he       hoisted      a   very    big   red  flag
                 S    +     V        +  ................ O ................

SENTENCE ELEMENTS/SÆTNINGSELEMENTER:

S    = subject/grundled
V    = verb/udsagnsled
v    = auxiliary verb/hjælpeudsagnsord (be, have - can, may, must, shall/will)
O   = object/genstandsled
iO  = indirect object/hensynsled
A   = adverbial phrase (manner, place, and definite time)
a    = adverbial phrase (comments on the whole clause, degree, indefinite time)
con= conjunction

Word order/Rækkefølge:

a/con Aplace Atime  Sub  v  a  (vv)  Verb  iO  Obj  Amanner  Aplace  Atime
 

Examples:
 

a/con

Aplace

Atime

Subject

v

a

v

Verb

iO

Object

Amanner

Aplace

Atime

Now

she

understands

grammar.

Unfortunately,

he

has

never

understood

grammar

very well.

However,

I

always

speak

softly

in class

in the mornings.

Consequently,

I

have

never

been able to

wake

him (up).

Further,

in the mornings

nobody

is

listening to

what I am saying.

Here

the dog

is

buried.

Yesterday

my cat

ran away.

In the future

she

will

never

be

waiting

for me

in the driveway

after school.

Instead,

now

my wife

is

waiting

patiently

in the kitchen.

We

always

have

lots of fun

in the kitchen

in the afternoons.

a/con

Aplace

Atime

Subject

v

a

v

Verb

iO

Object

Amanner

Aplace

Atime

Once   he had understood the principles of word order, Johnny never had a problem.
con      S    v         V         ....................O.....................       S         a      V   .....O.......
(.............................subordinate clause....................... ), (............main clause...........)
 

On the contrary, he reveled in solving grammatical problems day and night.
...a-comment... , S     V            .................. O ........................   .....Atime....
 

Eventually, his teacher told him to stop and get some rest before he collapsed.
....Atime..., ....S..........   V    iO    O1     ............. O2 .......      a      S       V
                  (................main clause.................................. )(subordinate clause)