Please observe below Clause Pattern:

SVOd: Verb + Object (= that-clause)

Below verbs can be used to form above pattern: 

accept, acknowledge, add, admit, agree, allege, announce, answer, anticipate, argue, arrange, ascertain, assert, assume, assure, beg, believe, bet, boast, calculate, certify, check, claim, command, comment, complain, concede, conclude, confess, confirm, consider, decide, declare, decree, demand, demonstrate, deny, desire, determine, disclose, discover, dispute, doubt, dream, ensure, establish, estimate, exclaim, expect, explain, fancy, fear, feel, figure, find, forecast, foresee, foretell, forget, gather, grant, guarantee, guess, hear, hint, hold, hope, imagine, imply, indicate, infer, inform insist, instruct, insure, intend, judge, know, learn, maintain, mean, mention, note, notice, notify, object, order, pledge, pray, predict, prefer, presume, presuppose, pretend, proclaim, promise, pronounce, propose, protest, prove, realize, reason, reassure, recall, reckon, recognize, recommend, record, remark, remember, repeat, reply, report, request, reveal, rule, say, see, sense, show, signify, state, stipulate, submit, suggest, suppose, suspect, swear, take, teach, testify, think, threaten, understand, vote, vow, warn, wish, worry, write.

E.g.:

1. I cannot accept that they were right.
2. He acknowledged that he had made a mistake.
3. And he added that he was not against the proposal.
4. He admitted that he was wrong.
5. He agreed that the situation was serious.

👉 Your task: Using the word list below, compose the one word group of your own.

• Follow the same pattern as given in the heading.
• Use the examples as your guide.
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1. accept:
2. acknowledge:
3. add:
4. admit:
5. agree:
6. allege:
7. announce:
8. answer:
9. anticipate:
10. argue:
11. arrange:
12. ascertain:
13. assert:
14. assume:
15. assure:
16. beg:
17. believe:
18. bet:
19. boast:
20. calculate:
21. certify:
22. check:
23. claim:
24. command:
25. comment:
26. complain:
27. concede:
28. conclude:
29. confess:
30. confirm:
31. consider:
32. decide:
33. declare:
34. decree:
35. demand:
36. demonstrate:
37. deny:
38. desire:
39. determine:
40. disclose:
41. discover:
42. dispute:
43. doubt:
44. dream:
45. ensure:
46. establish:
47. estimate:
48. exclaim:
49. expect:
50. explain:
51. fancy:
52. fear:
53. feel:
54. figure:
55. find:
56. forecast:
57. foresee:
58. foretell:
59. forget:
60. gather:
61. grant:
62. guarantee:
63. guess:
64. hear:
65. hint:
66. hold:
67. hope:
68. imagine:
69. imply:
70. indicate:
71. infer:
72. inform:
73. insist:
74. instruct:
75. insure:
76. intend:
77. judge:
78. know:
79. learn:
80. maintain:
81. mean:
82. mention:
83. note:
84. notice:
85. notify:
86. object:
87. order:
88. pledge:
89. pray:
90. predict:
91. prefer:
92. presume:
93. presuppose:
94. pretend:
95. proclaim:
96. promise:
97. pronounce:
98. propose:
99. protest:
100. prove:
101. realize:
102. reason:
103. reassure:
104. recall:
105. reckon:
106. recognize:
107. recommend:
108. record:
109. remark:
110. remember:
111. repeat:
112. reply:
113. report:
114. request:
115. reveal:
116. rule:
117. say:
118. see:
119. sense:
120. show:
121. signify:
122. state:
123. stipulate:
124. submit:
125. suggest:
126. suppose:
127. suspect:
128. swear:
129. take:
130. teach:
131. testify:
132. think:
133. threaten:
134. understand:
135. vote:
136. vow:
137. warn:
138. wish:
139. worry:
140. write:

Additional exercise: To reinforce pattern into your brain you can practice saying word groups you formed 4-5 times aloud. Use correct pronunciation, use word linking technique, apply stressed timed rhythm.