Best in class: word order (EN)
Default statement = S + V + rest. Questions = auxiliary first; WH-word first when present; subclauses: no V2 the way Danish puts the verb up front — English keeps SV inside many subordinate clauses, but the rule set differs by clause type.
Case: adverb position
“I always read” vs “Always read the question” (imperative) — the same word, different place, different grammar. “I only read the summary” (focus on only the summary) vs “I read only the summary” (often similar, but be careful: moving only can change focus — practise two versions of one of your own sentences and ask what shifts).
3 tasks
1) negative + auxiliary
“She doesn’t have any time” (standard) — why is “*She doesn’t have no time” marked wrong in most school Englishes, and what is the rule about double negatives?
Key: Standard English: one negation; “any” in negative clauses, not “no” stacked with “n’t” (double negative as emphasis exists in other varieties, not in exam-Standard English the way you are likely graded).
2) subclause, do not V2 your English
Danish: “Hvis går vi …” (not right in Danish either without comma games) / English: “If we go … we will see …” — build three correct if-sentences, each with a different time reference (0, 1, 2 conditional) and correct internal order, no “will” after “if” in 1st conditional if your teacher is strict (they usually are in DK exams).
Key: after “if” in type 1: present, not *will, for the condition clause — future in the other half.
3) indirect questions
“Can you help?” → “I don’t know if he can help / whether he can help” — not *“I don’t know can he help” — three more indirect questions, different starters (I wonder, Tell me, Do you know).
Key: indirect = embedded SV order, question word or if/whether, no auxiliary inversion of the same kind as a direct question.