Anatomy of a Sentence

The structure of sentences in Spanish seem to be the opposite of the structure in English, as if it were athe mirror image. The problem is that people tend to talk in English using the Spanish sentence structure. So, perhaps a little reminder of the English sentence structure would be helpful. A basic complete sentence is composed of...

sujeto + verbo + complemento:

I like reading novels.

+ an adjective (that goes before nouns):

I like reading MYSTERY novels.

+ an adverb of degree  (after the complement ):

I like reading mystery novels VERY MUCH.

+ prepositional phrases that talk about place or time (after the complement ):

I like reading mystery novels IN BED AT NIGHT very much.

+ frequency adverb (that usually goes before the main verb):

I NEVER  like reading mystery novels in bed at night very much.

+ auxiliary verb (+ "not" in negative phrases) before the main verb:

I DON'T ever like reading mystery novels in bed at night very much.

+ auxiliary verb before the subject  in questions:

DO you ever like reading mystery novels in bed at night very much?


Well, do you?