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For more examples of word ord<strong>er</strong> with separable v<strong>er</strong>bs, check the corresponding<br />
chapt<strong>er</strong> in this book.<br />
Auxiliary v<strong>er</strong>bs with te + infinitive take the second position in a main<br />
sentence, while te and the infinitive are at the end (example 1). If the<br />
infinitive of the main v<strong>er</strong>b is a separable v<strong>er</strong>b, te must separate the prefix<br />
from the stem (example 2).<br />
1 Sanne probe<strong>er</strong>t het reisburo te bellen.<br />
Sanne tries to call the travel agent.<br />
2 Pet<strong>er</strong> v<strong>er</strong>geet zijn broodtrommel in te pakken.<br />
Pet<strong>er</strong> forgets to pack his lunch box.<br />
In subordinated sentences of this kind, the conjugated v<strong>er</strong>b can be on eith<strong>er</strong><br />
side of the direct object. See examples of each in example 3.<br />
3 Ik geloof dat Sanne het reisburo probe<strong>er</strong>t te bellen.<br />
Alt<strong>er</strong>native: Ik geloof dat Sanne probe<strong>er</strong>t het reisburo te bellen.<br />
I think Sanne is trying to call the travel agent.<br />
The present p<strong>er</strong>fect of an infinitive construction with te and a direct<br />
object off<strong>er</strong>s a variety of possibilities in word ord<strong>er</strong>. The past participle<br />
of the auxiliary v<strong>er</strong>b can be on eith<strong>er</strong> side of the object, in a main as well<br />
as a subordinated sentence (examples 4, 5).<br />
4 Sanne is v<strong>er</strong>geten het reisburo te bellen.<br />
Alt<strong>er</strong>native: Sanne is het reisburo v<strong>er</strong>geten te bellen.<br />
Sanne has forgotten to call the travel agent.<br />
5 Ik geloof dat Sanne v<strong>er</strong>geten is het reisburo te bellen.<br />
Alt<strong>er</strong>native: Ik geloof dat Sanne het reisburo is v<strong>er</strong>geten te bellen.<br />
I believe Sanne forgot to call the travel agent.<br />
Note: Even within the subordinated sentence dat Sanne v<strong>er</strong>geten is one<br />
has anoth<strong>er</strong> alt<strong>er</strong>native: dat Sanne is v<strong>er</strong>geten. This is in line with the rule<br />
we mentioned before, namely that in a subordinated sentence, the auxiliary<br />
v<strong>er</strong>b can be on eith<strong>er</strong> side of the infinitive or past participle.<br />
Word ord<strong>er</strong> in large v<strong>er</strong>b groups<br />
Complicated forms of the passive or the conditional, for example, can have<br />
a v<strong>er</strong>b group of three or more components at the end of the sentence. We<br />
have seen this in the corresponding units, and also in the unit on infinitive<br />
constructions. Howev<strong>er</strong>, the ord<strong>er</strong> of those individual components is not<br />
arbitrary. Examples:<br />
Word<br />
ord<strong>er</strong> in<br />
large v<strong>er</strong>b<br />
groups<br />
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