You are a wonderful singer.

What is one example of a linking verb. The true linking verb seems connects the subject Jennifer to additional information the fact that shes upset. I am glad it is Friday. There are so many linking verbs.

It depends on how we do the counting but there are about a dozen and a half common linking verbs. What is a linking verb. He had many talents but he could not utilize them.

2 For other verbs if you can replace the verb with a form of be and the sentence makes sense you have a linking verb. The linking verb are is linking the subject you to its complement a wonderful singer which is giving the subject a name. Other examples of verbs that can be linking verbs and action verbs include turn remain prove and grow.

There are 23 total linking verbs in the English language. Alberto was a great philosopher. He smelled the flowers.

From the Cambridge English Corpus The predicate can be an intransitive verb a transitive verb followed by a direct object a linking verb followed by. You looked pale yesterday but you are glowing today. They simply link the subject with the rest of the sentence.

To determine if a verb is used as a linking verb or an action verb decide if the subject is doing the action or if the action is expressing a state of being. Is was a linking or helping verb. My dog becomes anxious during thunderstorms.