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Please observe below Clause Pattern:

SV(Od): Verbs that can function by omitting the Object (when the Object element is clear from the context.)

Below verbs can be used to form above pattern: 

accept, aim, answer, approach, ask, attack, begin, bite, blow, board, borrow, call, change, check, choose, clean, consider, cook, direct, draw, drink, drive, dry, dust, eat, enter, explain, film, fit, follow, forget, gain, guess, help, improve, iron, join, judge, know, lead, learn, leave, lend, lose, marry, mind, miss, move, notice, offer, order, paint, park, pass, phone, play, point, produce, pull, push, read, remember, ride, ring, rule, save, search, serve, share, sign, sing, smoke, spend, steal, strike, study, telephone, type, understand, wash, watch, wave, win, write.

E.g.:

1.      That was a good offer, and we accepted (it).

2.      He aimed (his gun) and shot at the rabbit.

3.      Listen to the question before answering (it).

4.      The bank will ask for a project report when you approach (them) for a loan.

5.      If he rings, ask (him) if he could come here 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:

Cambridge Dictionary

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

sentencedict.com

sentence.yourdictionary.com

1.      accept:

2.      aim:

3.      answer:

4.      approach:

5.      ask:

6.      attack:

7.      begin:

8.      bite:

9.      blow:

10.   board:

11.   borrow:

12.   call:

13.   change:

14.   check:

15.   choose:

16.   clean:

17.   consider:

18.   cook:

19.   direct:

20.   draw:

21.   drink:

22.   drive:

23.   dry:

24.   dust:

25.   eat:

26.   enter:

27.   explain:

28.   film:

29.   fit:

30.   follow:

31.   forget:

32.   gain:

33.   guess:

34.   help:

35.   improve:

36.   iron:

37.   join:

38.   judge:

39.   know:

40.   lead:

41.   learn:

42.   leave:

43.   lend:

44.   lose:

45.   marry:

46.   mind:

47.   miss:

48.   move:

49.   notice:

50.   offer:

51.   order:

52.   paint:

53.   park:

54.   pass:

55.   phone:

56.   play:

57.   point:

58.   produce:

59.   pull:

60.   push:

61.   read:

62.   remember:

63.   ride:

64.   ring:

65.   rule:

66.   save:

67.   search:

68.   serve:

69.   share:

70.   sign:

71.   sing:

72.   smoke:

73.   spend:

74.   steal:

75.   strike:

76.   study:

77.   telephone:

78.   type:

79.   understand:

80.   wash:

81.   watch:

82.   wave:

83.   win:

84.   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.

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