VERB PATTERN 1 & 2
Verb Pattern 1 : In this pattern the verb has a direct object.
This is either a noun or pronoun.
Example : Subject
+ Verb Direct
Object
I
know your name.
He
cut himself.
He
dug a deep hole.
She
laughed a merry laugh.
Notes :
v
No. 2 Note the use of a reflexive pronoun as
object.
v
No. 3 Note the object of result (a deep hole).
v
No. 4 Note the cognate object (a merry laugh).
cognate
= having the same source of origin.
v
All the transitive verbs may be
used in this patterns.
Verb Pattern 2 : In
this pattern the object is a to-infinitive, which may be preceded by not.
Example : subject + verb (not) to-infinitive etc.
Please try to do better next time.
Do they want to go?
It has begun to rain.
He pretended not to see me.
Notes :
v No. 4 and 5 The subject is impersonal it.
v The phrasal verb come on means start, begin.
The commonest verbs used in this pattern are :
Attemp – Begin – Cease - Come
on – Commence - Continue - Dare –
Decide
– Desire – Endeavour – Guarantee – Have – Hope – Intend – Learn – Like – Love – Mean – Need - Offer – Prefer – Pretend – Promise – Propose – Refuse – Regret – Remember – Start - Swear - Try – Expect – Fear – Forget – Ought – Plan - Want
- Wish
v
There is a group of verbs that
takes a plain infinitive as object. These are the auxiliary verbs : do, does, did (emphatic), as in : he did
come yesterday; can, may, must, shall,
will, could, might, should, would, need, and dare.
The phrases had better and would rather
also belong to this group, as in :
You’d better start at once.
I’d rather not go.
