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Please observe below Clause Pattern:

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

Below verbs can be used to form above pattern: 

appoint, brand, call, certify, choose, christen, confess, consider, crown, declare, designate, dub, elect, be entitled, find, be headed, hold, imagine, judge, keep, label, leave, make, name, nickname, presume, proclaim, profess, pronounce, prove, rate, be reckoned, suppose, term, be thought, vote, wish.

E.g.:

1.      They have appointed him chairman.

2.      He was branded a rebel.

3.      They called him a traitor.

4.      His new novel is entitled ‘Valley’.

5.      That chapter is headed ‘Poetic Rhythm’.

6.      His parents named him Arun.

7.      They proved it a lie.

👉 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.      appoint:

2.      brand:

3.      call:

4.      certify:

5.      choose:

6.      christen:

7.      confess:

8.      consider:

9.      crown:

10.   declare:

11.   designate:

12.   dub:

13.   elect:

14.   be entitled:

15.   find:

16.   be headed:

17.   hold:

18.   imagine:

19.   judge:

20.   keep:

21.   label:

22.   leave:

23.   make:

24.   name:

25.   nickname:

26.   presume:

27.   proclaim:

28.   profess:

29.   pronounce:

30.   prove:

31.   rate:

32.   be reckoned:

33.   suppose:

34.   term:

35.   be thought:

36.   vote:

37.   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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