Keeping his Girl
Word Order Practice
Listen to each sentence and arrange the words in the correct order. Click on words to move them to your answer area.
Green checkmark (✓) means your current word order is correct so far. Red X (✗) means there's an error in the order.
Why Word Order Matters in English
Word order is crucial in English because it affects meaning. Unlike some languages that use case endings or particles to show word relationships, English relies heavily on word order to convey meaning.
This exercise helps you:
- Internalize English sentence patterns
- Recognize how common phrasal verbs fit into sentences
- Develop a natural feel for correct English structure
- Improve both listening and grammar simultaneously
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Maris
daughter
city
broke
new
took
to
girlfriend
his
with
a
After
he
off
their
him
with
After
Maris
broke
off
with
his
girlfriend
he
took
their
daughter
with
him
to
a
new
city
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he
girlfriend
His
to
the
wanted
their
daughter
his
over
and
had
to
her
turn
in
authorities
new
ex
His
ex
girlfriend
wanted
their
daughter
and
he
had
to
turn
her
over
to
the
authorities
in
his
new
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0
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his
to
city
keep
He
wanted
really
city
He
really
wanted
to
keep
his
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daughter
to
prove
had
He
take
social
that
of
her
care
to
he
could
a
daughter
He
had
to
prove
that
he
could
take
care
of
her
to
a
social
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that
most
girlfriend
daughter
he
of
out
worked
his
could
an
the
agreement
with
he
have
his
ex
Finally
so
worker
worker
Finally
he
worked
out
an
agreement
with
his
ex
girlfriend
so
that
he
could
have
his
daughter
most
of
the
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he
When
a
read
get
daughter
they
made
actually
that
time
his
he
over
could
him
did
before
contract
time
When
he
did
that
they
made
him
read
over
a
contract
before
he
could
actually
get
his
daughter
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that
throw
after
she
every
eating
without
eat
not
been
She
him
would
up
sad
she
again
or
had
so
would
again
She
had
been
so
sad
without
him
that
she
would
not
eat
or
she
would
throw
up
after
eating
every
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0
/8
again
very
are
time
they
and
Now
together
time
Now
they
are
together
again
and
very
Tips for Effective Practice
- Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
- Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
- Notice how common phrasal verbs are positioned in sentences
- If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
- After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence