Please observe below Clause Pattern:

SVOdA: Verb + Object + Adverbial (= to-infinitive clause)

Group 1: Most verbs in this group can also take a simpler pattern: SVOd with a ‘that-clause’ instead of a to-infinitive clause. The SVOdA pattern (with verbs of this type) often sounds more formal, so it is better to use the SVOd pattern whenever possible.

Below verbs can be used to form above pattern: 

admit, be agreed, allege, announce, assume, believe, calculate, certify, claim, confess, confirm, consider, declare, demonstrate, be discovered, disclose, estimate, expect, explain, fancy, feel, find, guarantee, guess, hear, hold, imagine, indicate, judge, know, learn, maintain, mean, note, notice, predict, presume, proclaim, promise, pronounce, be proved, reckon, recognize, report, (be) reputed, reveal, (be) rumoured, (be) said, be seen, sense, show, state, suppose, suspect, take, testify, (be) thought, understand, warn.

E.g.:

(A)

1.      He admitted it to be true. (=He admitted that it was true).

2.      They announced the flight to be delayed. (= They announced that the flight has been delayed).

3.      The opposition parties are alleged the new measures to be immoral. (= The opposition parties are alleged that the new measures were immoral).

4.      These reports must not be assumed to be true. (= You should not assume that these reports are true).

5.      Everybody believed the rumours to be baseless. (= Everybody believed that the rumours were baseless).

(B)

1.      He admitted it to have no importance. (= He admitted that it had no importance).

2.      They assumed him to have a lot of influence. (= They assumed that he had a lot of influence).

3.      Everybody believed him to have a lot of wealth. (= Everybody believed that he had a lot of wealth).

4.      They calculated him to have the support of most businessmen. (= They calculated that he had the support of most businessmen).

👉 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:

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1.      admit:

2.      be agreed:

3.      allege:

4.      announce:

5.      assume:

6.      believe:

7.      calculate:

8.      certify:

9.      claim:

10.   confess:

11.   confirm:

12.   consider:

13.   declare:

14.   demonstrate:

15.   be discovered:

16.   disclose:

17.   estimate:

18.   expect:

19.   explain:

20.   fancy:

21.   feel:

22.   find:

23.   guarantee:

24.   guess:

25.   hear:

26.   hold:

27.   imagine:

28.   indicate:

29.   judge:

30.   know:

31.   learn:

32.   maintain:

33.   mean:

34.   note:

35.   notice:

36.   predict:

37.   presume:

38.   proclaim:

39.   promise:

40.   pronounce:

41.   be proved:

42.   reckon:

43.   recognize:

44.   report:

45.   (be) reputed:

46.   reveal:

47.   (be) rumoured:

48.   (be) said:

49.   be seen:

50.   sense:

51.   show:

52.   state:

53.   suppose:

54.   suspect:

55.   take:

56.   testify:

57.   (be) thought:

58.   understand:

59.   warn:

Group 2: The verbs in this group cannot take a ‘that-clause’ instead of a ‘to-infinitive’ clause. However, even when used with a to-infinitive clause, the SVOA pattern with these verbs does not sound formal, so you can use it freely without concern.

Below verbs can be used to form above pattern: 

appoint (to be), assist, authorize, bother, bribe, cause, compel, condemn, dare, drive, defy, elect (to be), enable, encourage, entitle, equip, fit, force, get, help, induce, inspire, intend, lead, mean, name (to be), oblige, permit, press, prompt, be required, summon, tip, vote (to be).

E.g.

1.      They appointed him (to be) chairman.

2.      She assisted them to complete that work.

3.      They’ve authorized me to negotiate with you.

4.      Don’t bother them to lend you anymore money.

5.      They bribed him to do them a favour.

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

1.      appoint (to be):

2.      assist:

3.      authorize:

4.      bother:

5.      bribe:

6.      cause:

7.      compel:

8.      condemn:

9.      dare:

10.   drive:

11.   defy:

12.   elect (to be):

13.   enable:

14.   encourage:

15.   entitle:

16.   equip:

17.   fit:

18.   force:

19.   get:

20.   help:

21.   induce:

22.   inspire:

23.   intend:

24.   lead:

25.   mean:

26.   name (to be):

27.   oblige:

28.   permit:

29.   press:

30.   prompt:

31.   be required:

32.   summon:

33.   tip:

34.   vote (to be):

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.