Title: Övning 2 Omvänd ordföljd /Task 2 Reverse word order
Course: Communication and interaction in mother tongue, Swedish as a second language > Section: 1 - Communication

Omvänd ordföljd, teori/Reverse word order, theory

A clause does not always start with a subject. Sometimes the time, the room or the object stands in the first position, but the verb always stands in second place.

Varje kväll                     ställer Lasse          cykeln        i garaget

T                                   P                S                O                                  R

I garaget                        ställer         Lasse         cykeln        varje kväll

R                                  P                S                O                                  T

Cykeln                           ställer Lasse i garaget     varje kväll

O                                  P                S                R                                  T

If we want to add an adverb to a sentence with reverse word order (where time, place or the object stands in the first position), the adverb is usually placed after the subject.

Varje kväll   ställer Lasse          INTE           cykeln  i garaget

T                 P                S                                   O                R