Match the sentences to the grammatical patterns that they follow.

S= subject
LV = linking verb
TV = transitive verb
IV = intransitive verb
PN = predicate noun
PA = predicate adjective
DO = direct object
IO = indirect object
PP = prepositional phrase


S + LV + PN + PP
S + TV + DO
S + PP + LV + PN
S + TV + DO + PP
S + IV + PP
S + TV + IO + DO + PP
S + TV + DO + PP + PP
S + LV + PA + PP
PP + S + TV + DO + PP
S + IV + PP + PP

1. In the past people used fire for cooking.
2. Betty cooked the vegetables on low heat.
3. My mother shopped at the market.
4. Joey felt tired after a sleepless night.
5. Greg handed me the letter from my friend.
6. The man in the moon is a legend.
7. Daisy made a careless mistake.
8. I will help my classmate with his homework in the evening.
9. Jordan ran through the street with great joy.
10. Stella was an actress in her younger days.

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