Please observe below Clause Pattern:

SVOd: Verb + Object (= to-infinitive clause – Subject less)

Below verbs can be used to form above pattern:

afford, agree, aim, appear, arrange, ask, attempt, (can’t) bear, beg, begin, bother, burn, burst, choose, claim, consent, continue, contrive, dare, decide, decline, demand, deserve, desire, dread, expect, fail, fight, forget, guarantee, grow, happen, hate, help, hesitate, hope, intend, learn, like, live, long, love, manage, mean, need, neglect, (not) care, offer, omit, opt, pay, plan, pledge, prefer, prepare, pretend, profess, promise, propose, prove, reckon, refuse, regret, remember, scorn, seek, seem, start, strive, survive, swear, tend, threaten, try, undertake, venture, volunteer, vote, vow, wait, want, wish.

E.g.:

1.      We can’t afford to live now.

2.      They’ve agreed to take it back.

3.      He’s been aiming to become the next Prime Minister.

4.      He appeared to like her.

5.      We’ve arranged to have a meeting with them tomorrow.

👉 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.
• Use dictionary to form multiple examples. To access the dictionary click the link below:

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• Explore the sentence dictionaries below to find ready-made examples:

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1.      afford:

2.      agree:

3.      aim:

4.      appear:

5.      arrange:

6.      ask:

7.      attempt:

8.      (can’t) bear:

9.      beg:

10.   begin:

11.   bother:

12.   burn:

13.   burst:

14.   choose:

15.   claim:

16.   consent:

17.   continue:

18.   contrive:

19.   dare:

20.   decide:

21.   decline:

22.   demand:

23.   deserve:

24.   desire:

25.   dread:

26.   expect:

27.   fail:

28.   fight:

29.   forget:

30.   guarantee:

31.   grow:

32.   happen:

33.   hate:

34.   help:

35.   hesitate:

36.   hope:

37.   intend:

38.   learn:

39.   like:

40.   live:

41.   long:

42.   love:

43.   manage:

44.   mean:

45.   need:

46.   neglect:

47.   (not) care:

48.   offer:

49.   omit:

50.   opt:

51.   pay:

52.   plan:

53.   pledge:

54.   prefer:

55.   prepare:

56.   pretend:

57.   profess:

58.   promise:

59.   propose:

60.   prove:

61.   reckon:

62.   refuse:

63.   regret:

64.   remember:

65.   scorn:

66.   seek:

67.   seem:

68.   start:

69.   strive:

70.   survive:

71.   swear:

72.   tend:

73.   threaten:

74.   try:

75.   undertake:

76.   venture:

77.   volunteer:

78.   vote:

79.   vow:

80.   wait:

81.   want:

82.   wish:

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.