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Website: www.englas.pl/sks/sks.html Language clinic notes Preliminary test and weekly quizzes Language resources and other ideas ......
What is a verb pattern? Verb patterns refer to what happens after a verb is used. The use of gerunds, infinitives, subjects, that clauses and other structures after the verb.
Avoid Beg Attempt Forget Make Let Begin Continue Go on Deserve Encourage Detest Intend Like Help Imagine Expect invite Infintive / gerund Infintive Gerund Verb + object + infintive Verb + object + bare infintive
Intend • Continue • Begin Infintive / gerund • Forget • Go on • Like Infintive • Attempt • Deserve • Expect • Beg Gerund • Avoid • Detest • Imagine Verb + object + infintive • Beg • Encourage Invite Verb + object + bare infintive • Make • Let • Help
1 Ron considered asking a senior partner for advice. Ron considered to ask a senior partner for advice. 2 The client decided settling the contract dispute in court. The client decided to settle the contact dispute in court. 3 Case preparation involves interviewing witnesses. Case preparation involves to interview witnesses. 4 By withholding consent, Jones risks being sued by Keats. By withholding consent, Jones risks to be sued by Keats.
5 Sam suggests emphasising the idea that Jones withheld consentdeliberately. Sam suggests to emphasise the idea that Jones withheld consentdeliberately. 6 The prospective buyer refused waiting any longer. The prospective buyer refused to wait any longer. 7 The client mentioned having had an argument with his landlord. The client mentioned to have had an argument with his landlord. 8 The defendant delayed responding to the plaintiffs request. The defendant delayed to respond to the plaintiffs request.
Complete the sentences below using the correct form of the verbs in the box. argue breach gather give hear re-draft sue tell 1 My client is considering _________ his landlord for breach ofcontract. 2 The defendant delayed _________ his approval for the assignment of the lease. 3 Jones risked _________ the assignment clause of the contract. 4 After reading his colleague's comments. the associate lawyer decided _________ his closing argument. 5Among other things, preparing a strong case involves _________ evidence. 6 I am looking forward to _________ your closing argument when you present it in court. 7 My client refuses _________ us about the difficulties he had withhis landlord. 8The defendant's attorney suggested_________ that his clientneeded more information before he could agree to the assignment.
Appoint Assume Authorise Omit Provide Require Resolve Transmit Issue Refuse Rely on Submit Cancel Alter Propose Intend Anticipate Delegate Assign Oblige Avoid Intend Exclude Indemnify Tolerate Accept Bind Resist Infintive / gerund Infintive Gerund Verb + object + infintive Verb + object + bare infintive Verb + that clause Verb + object + gerund
Infintive / gerund • Intend Infintive • Resolve • Provide • Refuse Gerund • Omit • Anticipate • Propose • Avoid • Resist • Appoint • Assign • Oblige • Rely on Verb + object + infintive • Authorise • Require • Delegate Bind Verb + object + bare infintive • Alter • Assume • Anticipate • Issue Verb + that clause • Transmit • Tolerate • Accept • Submit Verb + object + gerund • Exclude • Indemnify
Lawyers now consider [shop around] when [deal] with litigation cases. They are sometimes provided with a choice as to which country [take] a case to. Solicitors sometimes suggest for instance [bring] a class action in New York. Solicitors usually prefer however [start] a defemation case in the UK because [sue] for defamtion in the US is usually more difficult.
1. I don’t fancy ______________ (work) latetonight. 2. The clientavoided ______________ (tell) him about her plans. 3. I would like ______________ (come) to the real estate conference next week. 4. He enjoys ______________ (have) his work as a litigator. 5. She kept ______________ (talk) incessantly during the meeting. 6. I am learning ______________ (speak) legalese!. 7. Do you mind ______________ (give) me a hand with this case? 8. She helped me ______________ (carry) to formulate my strategy. 9. I’ve finished ______________ (research) this issue. 10. He decided ______________ (choose) company law as her specialisation.