Question

Identify the correct order of words:
Jared is never late for work.
a) No change
b) Jared never is late for work
c) Jared late for work is never.
d) Late for work is never Jared.

Answer 1

Hint: Remember the basic rule for forming any sentence, which is, subject + Verb + Object (if there is any). The rule also says that the adverb has to be placed in the middle of the sentence.

Complete answer:
 Reading the hint, we have understood the basic structure of sentence formation. Now, we know that the words that add meaning to the verb of a sentence, are known as adverbs. In this particular sentence, we see that ‘never’ is an adverb of frequency.

Since we have learnt that if a sentence has one verb, place the adverb of frequency in the middle of the sentence so that it is positioned after the subject but before the verb.

Since option a suggests no change, we move to option b and see that in this option, the adverb is placed before the verb, which makes the sentence structure wrong. Therefore, option b is incorrect.

Option c, has the adverb placed at the end of the sentence instead of the middle, as per rules of grammar, so this alternative is also incorrect.

Lastly, option d is not correct as the verb is placed as the first word in the sentence, making this one too, grammatically incorrect,

So, the correct answer is “Option a”.

Note:
Always check where the given sentence is wrong as per the grammatical rule, then proceed with finding the right alternative.