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Please observe below Clause Pattern:

SVOiOd: Verb + Object + Object (= Noun phrase)

Below verbs can be used to form above pattern: 

advance, allow, ask, bet, bring, cause, charge, cost, deny, do, draw, envy, excuse, feed, find, fine, forgive, give, grant, grudge, hand, leave, lend, loan, make, offer, order, owe, pay, promise, read, refuse, reserve, save, send, serve, show, spare, teach, tell, throw, wish, write.

E.g.:

1.      The bank refused to advance those people any money.

2.      They don’t allow strangers access to that area.

3.      He asked the girl her name.

4.      I’ll bet you Rs. 1000 (that they’ll win this match).

5.      She brought me a glass of water.

6.      They caused him a lot of trouble.

7.      He’s a busy lawyer and he’ll charge you a high fee.

8.      It cost me Rs. 5000 to get the car repaired.

9.      They denied US access to that information.

10.   Could you do me a favour?

11.   She gave me a small packet.

👉 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.      advance:

2.      allow:

3.      ask:

4.      bet:

5.      bring:

6.      cause:

7.      charge:

8.      cost:

9.      deny:

10.   do:

11.   draw:

12.   envy:

13.   excuse:

14.   feed:

15.   find:

16.   fine:

17.   forgive:

18.   give:

19.   grant:

20.   grudge:

21.   hand:

22.   leave:

23.   lend:

24.   loan:

25.   make:

26.   offer:

27.   order:

28.   owe:

29.   pay:

30.   promise:

31.   read:

32.   refuse:

33.   reserve:

34.   save:

35.   send:

36.   serve:

37.   show:

38.   spare:

39.   teach:

40.   tell:

41.   throw:

42.   wish:

43.   write:

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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