What are linking verbs?
Linking verbs (also referred to as copulas or copular verbs) don't
show action like ordinary verbs. They rather link or connect the subject to a subject complement, the part of the
sentence that follows the verb. This complement which contains additional
information describes and identifies the subject.
Examples:
·
Larry looks happy. (looks is a linking verb; happy is a complement that describes and identifies Larry, the subject)
·
The play was good. (was is a linking verb; good
is a complement that describes and identifies the play, the subject
List of linking verbs
This
is a list of common linking verbs:
·
appear
·
be
·
become
·
feel
·
get
·
grow
·
look
·
prove
·
remain
·
seem
·
smell
·
stay
·
sound
·
taste
·
turn
Linking verb?
Some
of the verbs listed above can function as linking verbs and as ordinary verbs.
One trick that you can use to identify whether a verb is a linking verb or an
ordinary verb is to see the relation between the subject and complement. If the
relation is indicative of an equal sign (=), then it is a linking verb.
Consider the following examples:
·
He looks angry. (He =
angry | linking verb)
·
He looked at the man. (He
= at the man | action verb)
Examples:
look:
·
Nadia looked happy.
(linking verb)
·
Nadia looked at the
window. (ordinary verb)
taste
·
The food tastes
delicious. (linking verb)
·
They tasted the food.
(ordinary verb)
appear
·
She appeared quiet.
(linking verb)
·
She appeared in the
room. (ordinary verb)
What Is aVerb? (With Example)
Types ofverb (With example)
Transitive verbs
Finite verb
Non-finite verb
Linking verbs
REGULAR VERBS
IRREGULAR VERBS
Causative verbs
Stative verbs and dynamic verbs
OVERALLSPECIAL VERBS
Phrasal verbs
VERB +TO-INFINITIVE OR BARE INFINITIVE
VERB +TO-INFINITIVE OR GERUND
VERB +OBJECT + TO-INFINITIVE OR GERUND
Verbs + WH-CLAUSE (With Example)
HAVE/GET ANDWANT SOMETHING DONE
VERBS + TWOOBJECTS ( With Example)
MOOD (With Example)
Phrasal verbswith a verb + preposition
PHRASALVERBS WITH A VERB + AN ADVERB
DISTINGUISHING PHRASAL VERB
PHRASALVERBS WITH A VERB + AN ADVERB OR A PREPOSITION
PHRASALVERBS WITH A VERB +AN ADVERB + A PREPOSITION
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