Please observe below Clause Pattern:

SV: Verbs that do not normally take a direct object.

Below verbs can be used to form above pattern: 

ache, advance, apologize, arise, arrive, bleed, blush, collapse, come, cough, crackle, cry, decay, depart, deteriorate, die, digress, dine, disappear, disintegrate, doze, droop, economize, erupt, evaporate, exist, expire, faint, fall, falter, fidget, flinch, flourish, fluctuate, gleam, go, growl, happen, hesitate, howl, itch, kneel, laugh, lie, matter, moan, occur, pause, persist, prosper, rise, roar, scream, shine, shiver, sigh, sleep, slip, smile, snarl, sneeze, snore, snort, sob, sparkle, speak, squeak, squeal, stink, -subside, sulk, surrender, swim, throb, tingle, vanish, vary, vibrate, wait, waver, weep, wilt, work, yawn.

E.g.:

1.      My back aches.

2.      The enemy forces are advancing.

3.      He apologized.

4.      No such problem will arise.

5.      The train has arrived.

6.      His shoulder was bleeding.

7.      She saw him, and she blushed.

8.      He fainted and collapsed in the street.

9.      She’s come.

10.   She was coughing and sneezing.

11.   The telephone cracked, and I couldn’t hear what she said.

12.   Don’t tease her – she’ll cry.

13.   The dead leaves slowly decayed.

👉 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.      Ache:

2.      Advance:

3.      Apologize:

4.      Arise:

5.      Arrive:

6.      Bleed:

7.      Blush:

8.      Collapse:

9.      Come:

10.   Cough:

11.   Crackle:

12.   Cry:

13.   Decay:

14.   Depart:

15.   Deteriorate:

16.   Die:

17.   Digress:  

18.   Dine:

19.   Disappear:

20.   Disintegrate:

21.   Doze:

22.   Droop:

23.   Economize:

24.   Erupt:

25.   Evaporate:

26.   Exist:

27.   Expire:

28.   Faint:

29.   Fall:

30.   Falter:

31.   Fidget:

32.   Flinch:

33.   Flourish:

34.   Fluctuate:

35.   Gleam:

36.   Go:

37.   Growl:

38.   Happen:

39.   Hesitate:

40.   Howl:

41.   Itch:

42.   Kneel:

43.   Laugh:

44.   Lie:

45.   Matter:

46.   Moan:

47.   Occur:

48.   Pause:

49.   Persist:

50.   Prosper

51.   Rise:

52.   Roar:

53.   Scream

54.   Shine:

55.   Shiver

56.   Sigh:

57.   Sleep:

58.   Slip:

59.   Smile:

60.   Snarl:

61.   Sneeze

62.   Snore:

63.   Snort:

64.   Sob:

65.   Sparkle:

66.   Speak:

67.   Squeak:

68.   Squeal:

69.   Stink:

70.   Subside:

71.   Sulk:

72.   Surrender:

73.   Swim:

74.   Throb:

75.   Tingle:

76.   Vanish:

77.   Vary:

78.   Vibrate:

79.   Wait:

80.   Waver:

81.   Wait:

82.   Weep:

83.   Wilt:

84.   Work:

85.   Yawn:

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.