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Please observe below Clause Pattern:

SVOdA: Verb + Object + Adverbial (= an -ing participle clause)

Below verbs can be used to form above pattern: 

Catch, describe, discover, feel, find, get, have, hear, imagine, keep, leave, like, listen to, notice, observe, overhear, perceive, picture, present, save, see, send, smell, spot, spy, stop, want, watch.

E.g.:

1.      They caught him stealing money.

2.      She described him helping her with housework.

3.      The police discovered him lying on the roadside.

4.      I felt myself getting irritated.

5.      I felt something moving up my spine.

6.      They found his watch lying on the table.

7.      He turned the computer on and tried to get the program running again.

8.      They will have you working for more than 8 hours a day?

9.      I heard her complaining about you to the boss.

10.   I can’t imagine him becoming my boss.

👉 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.      catch:

2.      describe:

3.      discover:

4.      feel:

5.      find:

6.      get:

7.      have:

8.      hear:

9.      imagine:

10.   keep:

11.   leave:

12.   like:

13.   listen to:

14.   notice:

15.   observe:

16.   overhear:

17.   perceive:

18.   picture:

19.   present:

20.   save:

21.   see:

22.   send:

23.   smell:

24.   spot:

25.   spy:

26.   stop:

27.   want:

28.   watch:

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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