Please observe below Clause Pattern:

SVOiOd: Verb + Object (= Prepositional Object) + Object (= that-clause)

Group 1: Verbs optionally followed by ‘to + indirect object’:

admit, boast, complain, confess, explain, hint, insist, mention, murmur, point out, propose, prove, remark, report, reveal, say, shout, signal, state, suggest, swear, whisper, write.

E.g.:

1.      He admitted (to me) that he was to blame for what happened.

2.      She boasted (to us) that her father had three cars.

3.      They complained (to the manager) that the sales assistant was very rude.

4.      He confessed (to the police) that he had done the stealing.

5.      She explained (to me) how the dish could be prepared.

👉 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.      admit:

2.      boast:

3.      complain:

4.      confess:

5.      explain:

6.      hint:

7.      insist:

8.      mention:

9.      murmur:

10.   point out:

11.   propose:

12.   prove:

13.   remark:

14.   report:

15.   reveal:

16.   say:

17.   shout:

18.   signal:

19.   state:

20.   suggest:

21.   swear:

22.   whisper:

23.   write:

Group 2: Verbs optionally followed by ‘with + indirect object’:

agree, argue, plead, reason.

E.g.:

1.      They agreed (with us) that the plan was unworkable.

2.      She argued (with them) that they shouldn’t support the Democratic Party.

3.      He pleaded (with her) that she shouldn’t leave him.

4.      They reasoned (with him) that he shouldn’t resign.

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

1.      agree:

2.      argue:

3.      plead:

4.      reason:

Group 3: Verbs optionally followed by ‘from + indirect object’:

discover, gather, hear, infer, learn, see.

E.g.:

1.      The police discovered (from the inquiries) that Sharma had been murdered.

2.      They gathered (from various sources) that their competitors were doing better than them.

3.      I heard (from someone) that Kiran was planning to start her own business.

4.      They inferred (from what he said) that he must have been behind all those problems.

5.      I learned (from what happened) that they couldn’t be trusted with money.

6.      Don’t you see (from all these) that he was trying to take advantage of you?

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

1.      discover:

2.      gather:

3.      hear:

4.      infer:

5.      learn:

6.      see:

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.