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<div class="d-flex align-items-center gap-2 mb-2">
    <span class="badge text-bg-primary">Verbal Ability</span>
    <span class="badge text-bg-light border">Ordering of Words in a Sentence</span>
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  <p class="text-muted">Build natural English word order using grammar, collocation, and emphasis.</p>
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          <h4 class="card-title mb-2">What does “ordering of words” mean?</h4>
          <p class="mb-2">
            In English, typical word order is <strong>S–V–O</strong> (Subject–Verb–Object), followed by
            <em>modifiers</em> (place, time, manner) in conventional slots. Reordering must still respect grammar,
            collocation, and information flow.
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            <table class="table table-sm align-middle">
              <thead class="table-light">
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                  <th style="">Pattern</th>
                  <th style="">Rule of Thumb</th>
                  <th style="">Example</th>
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              </thead>
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                  <td><strong>Core order</strong></td>
                  <td>Subject → Verb → Object/Complement</td>
                  <td>She <em>wrote</em> a report.</td>
                </tr>
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                  <td><strong>Time/Place</strong></td>
                  <td>Place usually before time: Place → Time</td>
                  <td>She met me <em>at the café</em> <em>yesterday</em>.</td>
                </tr>
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                  <td><strong>Manner</strong></td>
                  <td>Manner adverbs follow the verb/object</td>
                  <td>They answered the question <em>politely</em>.</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td><strong>Opinion–Size–Age–Color–Noun</strong></td>
                  <td>Adjective stack order (OSASCOMP)</td>
                  <td>a <em>lovely small old</em> wooden table</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td><strong>Frequency</strong></td>
                  <td>Frequency adverbs before main verb (after “be”)</td>
                  <td>She <em>usually</em> arrives early. / She <em>is often</em> late.</td>
                </tr>
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                  <td><strong>Focus</strong></td>
                  <td>New/important info tends to the end</td>
                  <td>We announced the results <em>this morning</em>.</td>
                </tr>
              </tbody>
            </table>
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            <p class="mb-4">“If several orders seem okay, choose the one native writers actually use with that collocation.”</p>
            <footer class="blockquote-footer">Usage Tip</footer>
          </blockquote>
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          <h6 class="text-uppercase text-muted">Key points</h6>
          <ul class="mb-2">
            <li>Respect <strong>S–V–O</strong> and verb complementation.</li>
            <li>Use conventional <strong>modifier</strong> order (Place → Time; OSASCOMP for adjectives).</li>
            <li>Keep <strong>collocations</strong> together (make a decision, take a risk).</li>
            <li>Prefer natural <strong>information flow</strong> (given → new).</li>
          </ul>
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            <span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-secondary me-1 mb-1">S–V–O</span>
            <span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-secondary me-1 mb-1">collocation</span>
            <span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-secondary me-1 mb-1">modifier order</span>
            <span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-secondary me-1 mb-1">focus</span>
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          <h4 class="card-title mb-2">Common Errors</h4>
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              <thead class="table-light">
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                  <th>Error Type</th>
                  <th>Awkward / Wrong</th>
                  <th>Natural Order / Why</th>
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                  <td><strong>Adverb position</strong></td>
                  <td>They <span class="text-danger">quickly</span> the issue solved.</td>
                  <td>They <em>quickly solved</em> the issue. (adv. before main verb or after object)</td>
                </tr>
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                  <td><strong>Place/Time</strong></td>
                  <td>We will meet <span class="text-danger">tomorrow at the library</span>.</td>
                  <td>We will meet <em>at the library tomorrow</em>. (Place → Time)</td>
                </tr>
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                  <td><strong>Adj. stacking</strong></td>
                  <td>a <span class="text-danger">wooden old small</span> table</td>
                  <td>a <em>small old wooden</em> table. (OSASCOMP)</td>
                </tr>
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                  <td><strong>Split collocation</strong></td>
                  <td><span class="text-danger">Take carefully</span> a decision.</td>
                  <td><em>Make</em> a decision <em>carefully</em>. (keep collocation intact)</td>
                </tr>
              </tbody>
            </table>
          </div>
          <p class="small text-muted mb-0">Check verb patterns (e.g., “advise <em>someone to</em> do”, “insist <em>on</em> doing”).</p>
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        <img src="https://via.placeholder.com/640x360?text=Word+Order" alt="Word order illustration" class="img-fluid rounded" loading="lazy" width="640" height="360">
        <figcaption class="small text-muted mt-2">
          Core: S–V–O → Place → Time; adjectives follow OSASCOMP; adverbs avoid breaking collocations.
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          <h5 class="card-title">Mini Reference</h5>
          <ul class="mb-2">
            <li><strong>OSASCOMP:</strong> Opinion, Size, Age, Shape, Color, Origin, Material, Purpose + Noun</li>
            <li><strong>Adverbs:</strong> frequency (often) before main verb; manner (carefully) after verb/object</li>
            <li><strong>Place/Time:</strong> Usually place before time for neutral style</li>
            <li><strong>Focus:</strong> New/important info tends to the end</li>
          </ul>
          <p class="small text-muted mb-0">Deviations are possible for emphasis, but test against natural usage.</p>
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          <h5 class="card-title">A) Arrange the words to form a natural sentence</h5>
          <ol class="mb-0">
            <li class="mb-2"><code>carefully • the • checked • auditor • records • the</code></li>
            <li class="mb-2"><code>tomorrow • the • conference • begins • morning • at • nine</code></li>
            <li class="mb-2"><code>decision • make • we • should • after • discussing • the • options</code></li>
            <li class="mb-2"><code>small • charming • Italian • café • a</code></li>
          </ol>
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          <h5 class="card-title">B) Choose the most natural order</h5>
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            <li class="mb-3">
              We will announce the results ____.
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                <span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-light border me-1">this morning at the office</span>
                <span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-light border me-1">at the office this morning</span>
                <span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-light border me-1">this morning in the office</span>
              </div>
            </li>
            <li class="mb-3">
              She bought a ____ lamp.
              <div class="mt-1">
                <span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-light border me-1">wooden lovely small</span>
                <span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-light border me-1">lovely small wooden</span>
                <span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-light border me-1">small wooden lovely</span>
              </div>
            </li>
            <li class="mb-3">
              The team completed the module ____.
              <div class="mt-1">
                <span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-light border me-1">last night successfully</span>
                <span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-light border me-1">successfully last night</span>
                <span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-light border me-1">night last successfully</span>
              </div>
            </li>
          </ol>
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          <h5 class="card-title mb-2">C) Piece Together (Word Bank)</h5>
          <p class="small mb-2"><strong>Word bank:</strong> carefully • promptly • at the venue • this evening • the keynote</p>
          <p class="mb-0">
            Please arrange a natural sentence using the bank:  
            <strong>_____</strong> will start <strong>_____</strong>; guests should arrive <strong>_____</strong> and register
            <strong>_____</strong>.
          </p>
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          <h5 class="card-title mb-2">D) Tiny code sample (formatting test)</h5>
          <pre class="mb-0"><code>// Trivial checker for Place → Time preference (demo only)
const orderHint = (phrase) =&gt; phrase.includes("at") &amp;&amp; phrase.includes("today")
  ? "Prefer Place (at ...) before Time (today)."
  : "Check S–V–O, collocation, and modifier order.";</code></pre>
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          <h5 class="card-title">Short Task</h5>
          <p class="mb-2">
            Reorder for natural style: <code>released • the committee • this afternoon • the report • at the headquarters</code>
          </p>
          <p class="small text-muted mb-0">Hint: S–V–O → Place → Time</p>
        </div>
      </div>
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      <details class="border rounded">
        <summary class="p-3 fw-semibold">Show Suggested Answers</summary>
        <div class="p-3">
          <h6 class="fw-semibold">A) Arrange the words</h6>
          <ol>
            <li><strong>The auditor carefully checked the records.</strong></li>
            <li><strong>The conference begins at nine tomorrow morning.</strong></li>
            <li><strong>We should make the decision after discussing the options.</strong></li>
            <li><strong>a charming small Italian café</strong></li>
          </ol>

<h6 class="fw-semibold">B) Best order</h6>
          <ol>
            <li><strong>at the office this morning</strong> (Place → Time)</li>
            <li><strong>lovely small wooden</strong> (OSASCOMP: opinion → size → material)</li>
            <li><strong>successfully last night</strong> (manner → time is acceptable; many also use “last night successfully”)</li>
          </ol>

<h6 class="fw-semibold">C) Piece Together</h6>
          <p class="mb-1">
            One natural answer: <strong>The keynote</strong> will start <strong>this evening</strong>; guests should arrive
            <strong>at the venue</strong> and register <strong>promptly</strong>.
          </p>

<h6 class="fw-semibold">Short Task</h6>
          <p class="mb-0 small">
            <strong>The committee released the report at the headquarters this afternoon.</strong>
          </p>
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          <h6 class="text-uppercase text-muted">Exam tips</h6>
          <ul class="small mb-0">
            <li>Lock S–V–O first; add modifiers after.</li>
            <li>Keep collocations together (“make a decision”).</li>
            <li>Use OSASCOMP for adjective strings.</li>
            <li>Default to Place → Time unless emphasis suggests otherwise.</li>
          </ul>
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