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Verb Patterns Word Skills 8e

Verbs can be followed by different patterns including infinitives, objects, prepositions, or nothing. Some common verb patterns are verbs followed by an infinitive like "agree to do"; verbs followed by an object and infinitive like "advise somebody to do"; verbs followed by an -ing form like "admit doing"; verbs followed by a preposition and -ing form like "insist on doing"; and verbs followed by an object, preposition, and -ing form like "accuse somebody of doing". Negatives are formed by adding "not" after infinitives and -ing forms.

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Verb Patterns Word Skills 8e

Verbs can be followed by different patterns including infinitives, objects, prepositions, or nothing. Some common verb patterns are verbs followed by an infinitive like "agree to do"; verbs followed by an object and infinitive like "advise somebody to do"; verbs followed by an -ing form like "admit doing"; verbs followed by a preposition and -ing form like "insist on doing"; and verbs followed by an object, preposition, and -ing form like "accuse somebody of doing". Negatives are formed by adding "not" after infinitives and -ing forms.

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Verb patterns

Solutions Word Skills 8E


Verb patterns
Verb patterns refer to what follows a verb.

Some verbs can stand alone. E.g. She laughed.

Others must be followed by something like an


object or preposition.

Let’s take a look at some of these patterns.


Verb + infinitive (to)
Agree (to do something)
Promise (to do something)
Offer (to do something)
Refuse (to do something)
Verb + object +
infinitive
Advise (somebody to do something)
Ask (somebody to do something)
Beg (somebody to do something)
Persuade (somebody to do something)
Encourage (somebody to do something)
Tell (somebody to do something)
Remind (somebody to do something)
Verb + ing form
Admit (doing something)
Deny (doing something)
Propose (doing something)
Mention (doing something)
Suggest (doing something)
Verb + preposition + ing
form
Insist (on doing something)
Apologize (for doing something)
Wonder (about doing something)
Verb + object + preposition
+ ing form
Accuse (somebody of doing something)
Blame (somebody for doing something)
Thank (somebody for doing something)
Warm (somebody against doing something)
Forming negatives

Infinitives and ing forms


Add NOT
He persuaded me NOT to go on foot
She apologized for NOT being ready.

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