Step 2: Simple Word Order

Using Act Words and Word-Order Rules

1. Chief Idea of Simple Word Order

The greatest trouble in learning English is thousands of hard, changing words for acts (“verbs”). In Basic English, all complex words for acts are taken away. By putting together only 16 simple act words and 20 direction words, all statements of act are made without trouble.

• Normal English: You have to keep in mind hundreds of separate words for acts like enter, insert, extract, disembark, fatigue, extinguish.
• Basic English: Completely replaced by putting simple act words with direction words or names!
  • enter ➞ come in / go in
  • insert ➞ put in
  • extract ➞ take out / get out
  • disembark ➞ get off
  • fatigue ➞ make tired
  • extinguish ➞ put out

2. The Fixed Word-Order Rules

In Basic English, the places of words in a statement are fixed. By putting the 1,000 words from Step 1 into this fixed structure, complete statements are made.

① Fixed Order for Simple Statements

[Doer (The person or thing acting)] + [Simple Act Word] + [Thing (Object of the act)] + [Direction Word / Place] + [Time]

• Example: I will give simple rules to the boys now.
  • I (Doer)
  • will give (Simple act word)
  • simple rules (Thing)
  • to the boys (Direction word / Place)
  • now (Time)

② Rules for Quality Words (Qualities)

1. Before the name of a thing: Quality + Thing (Example: a quick payment, sharp scissors)
2. Giving the condition (after ‘be’): Thing + is/are + Quality (Example: The box is full.)

③ Rules for Making Questions

• Using do/did: Do/Did + [Doer] + [Simple Act Word] + [Thing]?
  (Examples: Do you take sugar? / What profit does the store make?)
• Using be/have/will/may: Put the simple act word at the front of the statement
  (Examples: Is the book on the table? / Will you come tomorrow?)

3. Words for Acts and Directions

① 16 Simple Act Words

come go put take give get make keep let do be have seem say see send

② 2 Helping Words

may will (+ be, have)

③ 20 Direction Words

about across after against among at before between by down from in off on over through to under up with

4. Useful Ways to Learn Step 2: Simple Word Order

1. Learning the Act Word + Name Structure

• In place of using hard words for acts, make it a rule to put a name of an act after simple act words like have, take, give, make.
• swim ➞ have a swim
• walk ➞ take a walk
• push ➞ give a push
• search ➞ make a search
• request ➞ make a request

2. Putting Act Words with Direction Words

• Put one simple act word (put, get, go, etc.) with the 20 direction words and see how the sense changes.
• put in / put on / put off / put out / put up with

3. Training with Word-Order Structure

• Every day, build 5 to 10 statements by putting words into the fixed order structure below:
• [Doer] + [Simple Act Word] + [Thing] + [Direction Word + Thing] + [Time]
• She + will put + the book + on the table + tomorrow.