Please observe below Clause Pattern:

SV/SVOd:  Verbs that can function (i) with an Object (when the Subject is the performer of an action), and (ii) without an Object (when the Subject is the affected thing)

Below verbs can be used to form above pattern: 

age, back, bake, balance, begin, bend, bleach, boil, break, burn, burst, change, close, continue, cook, crack, crash, darken, decrease, defrost, diminish, disperse, double, drive, drop, drown, dry, empty, end, fade, finish, fly, fry, grow, improve, increase, melt, move, open, park, quicken, rest, reverse, roast, rock, rot, run, sail, shake, shatter, shrink, shut, simmer, slow, spin, split, spread, stand, start, steady, stick, stop, stretch, swing, tear, thicken, turn, unite, walk, widen, work, worsen.

E.g.:

1.      He seems to have aged.

2.      His illness seems to have aged him.

3.      He backed the car into the garage.

4.      The car backed into the garage.

5.      She baked a cake.

6.      She couldn’t wait till the cake baked.

7.      He balanced a stick on the tip of his finger.

8.      The stick balanced on the tip of his finger.

9.      They began their work early today.

10.   Their work began early today.

11.   He can’t bend his leg properly after the accident.

12.   His leg won’t bend properly after the accident.

👉 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.      age:

2.      back:

3.      bake:

4.      balance:

5.      begin:

6.      bend:

7.      bleach:

8.      boil:

9.      break:

10.   burn:

11.   burst:

12.   change:

13.   close:

14.   continue:

15.   cook:

16.   crack:

17.   crash:

18.   darken:

19.   decrease:

20.   defrost:

21.   diminish:

22.   disperse:

23.   double:

24.   drive:

25.   drop:

26.   drown:

27.   dry:

28.   empty:

29.   end:

30.   fade:

31.   finish:

32.   fly:

33.   fry:

34.   grow:

35.   improve:

36.   increase:

37.   melt:

38.   move:

39.   open:

40.   park:

41.   quicken:

42.   rest:

43.   reverse:

44.   roast:

45.   rock:

46.   rot:

47.   run:

48.   sail:

49.   shake:

50.   shatter:

51.   shrink:

52.   shut:

53.   simmer:

54.   slow:

55.   spin:

56.   split:

57.   spread:

58.   stand:

59.   start:

60.   steady:

61.   stick:

62.   stop:

63.   stretch:

64.   swing:

65.   tear:

66.   thicken:

67.   turn:

68.   unite:

69.   walk:

70.   widen:

71.   work:

72.   worsen:

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.

Note: There are a few verbs that function in this way only with a limited number or type of nouns. Here they are:

E.g.:

1.      He caught the sleeve off his shirt on the door handle.

2.      The sleeve of his shirt caught on the door handle.

3.      He fired the gun/rifle/pistol/revolver again.

4.      The gun/rifle/pistol/revolver fired again.

5.      And then he started playing classical music.

6.      I could hear classical music playing somewhere.

7.      He rang the bell/alarm.

8.      The bell/alarm rang.

9.      He showed anger/disappointment/fear.

10.   Anger/disappointment/fear showed in his eyes.

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

1. catch:
2. fire:
3. play:
4. ring:
5. show:
6. sound: