Linking Verbs are verbs that express a state of being.
Example of subject-linking verb-predicate noun. Ann is a nurse. The linking verb is connects the predicate noun your niece to the subject. Action verb I felt bad for him.
The cat is the subject of the sentence. Linking verbs do not express or show any action. Subject Linking Verb Predicate Nominative Pattern About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy Safety How YouTube works Test new features 2021 Google LLC.
Running and activity are. The predicate noun renames or re-identifies the subject. Likewise a predicate has at its centre a simple predicate which is always the verb or verbs that link up with the subject.
It renames or re identifies the subject. Linking Verbs Predicate Nouns and Predicate Adjectives - YouTube. Look at the sentences in the box.
Linking Subject complement as a pronoun. In the example we just observed the simple predicate is would satisfy in other words the verb of the sentence. The linking verb was is connecting the subject Jon with the subject complement sad.
The rabbit ran after the dog. My mother is the predicate noun. These verbs describe the state of being of the subject of a clause.