Exercise 81.1: Word Order

Change the order of the words or groups of words to make a correct sentence.
Example:

  1. a doctor
  2. to
  3. you have to study
  4. be
  5. hard

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Question 1

  1. to go
  2. I wanted
  3. I went home early
  4. because
  5. to bed

Correct order:

Question 2

  1. plastic
  2. is
  3. of
  4. this chair
  5. made

Correct order:

Question 3

  1. quietly
  2. nobody
  3. so that
  4. he spoke
  5. would hear him

Correct order:

Question 4

  1. there was enough room
  2. I moved the bookshelf
  3. so that
  4. for the TV

Correct order:

Question 5

  1. measuring
  2. a thermometer
  3. is for
  4. the temperature

Correct order:

Question 6

  1. early
  2. I took a taxi
  3. I'd arrive
  4. so that

Correct order:

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