Verb Pattern

VERB PATTERN 1
In this pattern the verb has a direct object. This is either a noun or a pronoun.
Examples :
Subject + Verb
1. I know
2. do you want
3. Who knows
4. You didn’t answer
5. He cut
6. Don’t’ you remember
7. He dug
8. She laughed
9. This climate doesn’t suit
10. The glass contains

Direct Object
Your name
Any help ?
The answer ?
My question
Himself
Her name ?
Adeep hole
A merry laugh
Me
Fresh milk

Notes :
1. No. 5 Note the use of a reflexive pronoun as object
2. No. 7 Note the object of result (a deep hole)
3. No. 8 Note the cognate object (a merry laugh)
(cognate = having the same source of origin)
4. All the transitive verbs may be used in this pattern
Exercise 1 : (To practice this pattern in yes-or-no questions with various
tenses)Convert the statements into question. For examples :
They practiced the conversations.
Did they practice the conversations ?
1. The teacher presents the lesson
_______________________________________________________________
2. Mary had breakfast
_______________________________________________________________
3. The teacher presented the first lesson_______________________________________________________________
4. The student repeat the exercises everyday
_______________________________________________________________

5. Mary passed the butter
_______________________________________________________________
6. Paul has passed his exams
_______________________________________________________________
7. John repeated the words_______________________________________________________________
8. We are learning Verb Pattern I
_______________________________________________________________
9. The doctor examined the students
_______________________________________________________________
10. The students have been discussing the lessons for hours
_______________________________________________________________
Exercise 2 : (To practice this pattern in question-wordquestions)
Ask questions first about the subject and then about the direct object of each of the
following sentences. For example :
John bought a book yesterday
a. Who bought a book yesterday ?
b. What did John buy yesterday ?
1. The students learned new words
a. _____________________________________________________________
b. ____________________________________________________________
2.John practiced the conversations
a. _____________________________________________________________
b. ____________________________________________________________
3. Bill pronounces the difficult words
a. _____________________________________________________________
b. ____________________________________________________________
4. The tourist visited some places of interest
a._____________________________________________________________
b. ____________________________________________________________
5. John and Mary will discuss the lesson
a. _____________________________________________________________
b. ____________________________________________________________

6. George is going to visit Janet tonight
a. _____________________________________________________________
b.____________________________________________________________
7. The committee has announced the results of the exams
a. _____________________________________________________________
b. ____________________________________________________________
8. We should learn our lessons every day
a. _____________________________________________________________
b.____________________________________________________________
9. The students may have done their homework
a. _____________________________________________________________
b. ____________________________________________________________
10. The secretary didn’t type the letter
a. _____________________________________________________________
b. ____________________________________________________________
exercise 3 : (To...