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Please observe below Clause Pattern:

SVOdC: Verb + Object + Describer complement (= Adjective phrase)

Below verbs can be used to form above pattern: 

burn, call, consider, certify, cut, declare, drive, eat, find, get, hold, imagine, judge, keep, knock, label, leave, like, make, paint, pat, pick, plane, prefer, presume, pronounce, prove, rate, reckon, report, roll, send, serve, shoot, show, sweep, swing, term, think, turn, want, wipe, wish.

E.g.:

1.      They burnt those people alive.

2.      She called him stupid.

3.      We consider it very important.

4.      The doctor certified him fit.

5.      He cut his hair short.

👉 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.      burn:

2.      call:

3.      consider:

4.      certify:

5.      cut:

6.      declare:

7.      drive:

8.      eat:

9.      find:

10.   get:

11.   hold:

12.   imagine:

13.   judge:

14.   keep:

15.   knock:

16.   label:

17.   leave:

18.   like:

19.   make:

20.   paint:

21.   pat:

22.   pick:

23.   plane:

24.   prefer:

25.   presume:

26.   pronounce:

27.   prove:

28.   rate:

29.   reckon:

30.   report:

31.   roll:

32.   send:

33.   serve:

34.   shoot:

35.   show:

36.   sweep:

37.   swing:

38.   term:

39.   think:

40.   turn:

41.   want:

42.   wipe:

43.   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.

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