Please observe below Clause Pattern:

SVOd: Verb + Object (= -ing participle clause)

Below verbs can be used to form above pattern: 

admit, adore, afford, attempt, avoid, begin, celebrate, choose, consider, contemplate, continue, defer, delay, describe, detest, discontinue, discourage, disdain, dislike, dread, endure, enjoy, envisage, escape, explain, (not) fancy, finish, forget, go, hate, help, imagine, intend, involves, justify, keep, lie, like, loathe, love, mean, mention, (not) mind, miss, need, permit, plan, postpone, practise, prefer, profess, propose, quit, recall, recommend, regret, remember, repent, report, resent, resist, resume, risk, scorn, sit, (can’t) stand, start, stop, suggest, try, venture, want, wish.

E.g.:

1.      He admitted neglecting his work.

2.      I adore listening to classical music.

3.      We can’t afford wasting our time like this.

4.      He attempted explaining it.

5.      She avoided speaking to him.

6.      It began raining again.

👉 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.      admit:

2.      adore:

3.      afford:

4.      attempt:

5.      avoid:

6.      begin:

7.      celebrate:

8.      choose:

9.      consider:

10.   contemplate:

11.   continue:

12.   defer:

13.   delay:

14.   describe:

15.   detest:

16.   discontinue:

17.   discourage:

18.   disdain:

19.   dislike:

20.   dread:

21.   endure:

22.   enjoy:

23.   envisage:

24.   escape:

25.   explain:

26.   (not) fancy:

27.   finish:

28.   forget:

29.   go:

30.   hate:

31.   help:

32.   imagine:

33.   intend:

34.   involves:

35.   justify:

36.   keep:

37.   lie:

38.   like:

39.   loathe:

40.   love:

41.   mean:

42.   mention:

43.   (not) mind:

44.   miss:

45.   need:

46.   permit:

47.   plan:

48.   postpone:

49.   practise:

50.   prefer:

51.   profess:

52.   propose:

53.   quit:

54.   recall:

55.   recommend:

56.   regret:

57.   remember:

58.   repent:

59.   report:

60.   resent:

61.   resist:

62.   resume:

63.   risk:

64.   scorn:

65.   sit:

66.   (can’t) stand:

67.   start:

68.   stop:

69.   suggest:

70.   try:

71.   venture:

72.   want:

73.   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.