A search in iWeb for the most common, shortest sentences that contain the basic
pronoun + lexical verb + noun (order)
. _P _VV _N .
1 IT MAKES SENSE. 707 B2
That‘s how my life makes sense to me.
2 IT TAKES TIME. 587 A2
It takes time to figure things out.
3 I NEED HELP. 491 B1
4 I LOVE IT. 159 A1
(information technology or pronoun?)
C2 example because it is rare to find a dummy object pronoun:
Jesus, I love it when you talk French.
5 IT TAKES PRACTICE. 126
6 IT MADE SENSE. 125
7 EVERYONE MAKES MISTAKES. 103
8 IT WORKS WONDERS. 101 C2
9 WE NEED HELP. 94
10 YOU NEED HELP. 90
11 THEY SHAKE HANDS. 87
12 IT TAKES WORK. 83
13 I LOVE MUSIC. 81
14 I AGREE 100%. 72
(not an object) How much do you agree? I totally agree.
15 I LOVE ANIMALS. 69
16 I LOVE PEOPLE. 69
17 I LOVE FOOD. 61
18 I STARTED CRYING. 60
19 THEY NEED HELP. 60
20 WE MAKE MISTAKES. 59
21 YOU GO GIRL. 57
22 I LOVE WRITING. 55
23 I NEEDED HELP. 54
24 I NEED ADVICE. 45
25 I LOVE KIDS. 44
26 IT TAKES EFFORT. 44
27 HE NEEDS HELP. 42
28 I MAKE MISTAKES. 42
29 THEY MAKE MISTAKES. 41
30 I LOVE BOOKS. 40
31 I LOVE CHILDREN. 40
32 EVERYBODY MAKES MISTAKES. 37
33 I CALL BULLSHIT. 37
34 IT TOOK TIME. 37
35 IT WORKED WONDERS. 37
36 I LOVE TECHNOLOGY. 36
37 I CALL BS. 35
38 I LOVE COOKING. 35
39 I LOVE LIFE. 35
40 IT SAVES TIME. 34
41 NOTHING MAKES SENSE. 33
42 IT CONTAINS DIAMONDS. 32 (probably a crossword task)
43 I LOVE LEARNING. 31
44 I LOVE READING. 30
45 I LOVE TEACHING. 30
46 IT TAKES PATIENCE. 30
47 HE COMMITTED SUICIDE. 29
Three days later, he committed suicide.
48 THEY BECAME FRIENDS. 29
49 I LOVE AMERICA. 28
50 I LOVE FOOTBALL. 28
51 I LOVE WOMEN. 28
52 NOTHING MADE SENSE. 28
53 SHE NEEDS HELP. 28
54 WE BECAME FRIENDS. 28
55 I LOVE MOVIES. 27
56 IT BUILDS CHARACTER. 27
57 I LOVE DOGS. 26
58 SHE SPEAKS ENGLISH. 26
59 I LOST WEIGHT. 25
60 I LOST COUNT. 24
61 I LOVE COFFEE. 24
62 I LOVE PHOTOGRAPHY. 24
63 I TOOK NOTES. 24
64 IT BEGGARS BELIEF. 24 = incorrect tagging. unbelievable or not deserving to be believed = to defy belief
65 IT TAKES COURAGE. 24 = To be resolute in difficult circumstances.
It takes courage to be a parent.
66 YOU TAKE CARE. 24
67 I LIKE VARIETY. 23
68 I LOVE CATS. 23
69 I NEED ANSWERS. 23
70 I READ BOOKS. 23
71 IT COSTS MONEY. 23
72 WE SHOOK HANDS. 23
73 I LIKE PEOPLE. 22
74 THEY ASK QUESTIONS. 22
75 WE NEED ACTION. 22
76 I KEPT WALKING. 21
77 HE LOVED LIFE. 21
78 I ASK QUESTIONS. 21
79 I LOVE DANCING. 21
80 I LOVED IT. 21
81 I WANT ANSWERS. 21
82 IT DEFIES LOGIC. 21
It defies logic why he wouldn’t kill him if he had the chance.
83 IT TAKES DISCIPLINE. 21
84 HE NEEDED HELP. 20
85 IT TAKES SECONDS. 20
86 WE WANT PEACE. 20
87 I LOVE NATURE. 19
88 I LOVE SPORTS. 19
89 I WANT JUSTICE. 19
90 IT BUILDS TRUST. 19
91 IT SAVES LIVES. 19
92 I LOVE ART. 18
93 IT SPEAKS VOLUMES. 18
94 IT TAKES YEARS. 18
95 IT TOOK HOURS. 18
96 THEY MAKE SENSE. 18
97 THEY MEAN BUSINESS. 18
98 THEY NEEDED HELP. 18
99 I LOVE CHOCOLATE. 17
100 I LOVE CHRISTMAS. 17
B2 vocabulary:
committed, courage, discipline, justice, patience, suicide
C1: logic
C2: defies