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A2 ยท Card 89 of 833

English word order: build clear sentences

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For a simple statement, use subject plus verb, then an object when the verb has one: Sam opened the window. Add place or time after the main action: Sam opened the window in the kitchen this morning. Questions and negatives use helping verbs in their own positions.

The children carried their bags to the bus after school.