1 The cake smells good.

Four examples of linking verb. That dish seemed delicious but we could eat that. The flower looks beautiful. Laura is excited about her new bike.

All forms of be verbs are linking verbs. For example is functions as a linking verb in the sentence The boss is unhappy. In this sentence looks is a linking verb.

Examples of Linking Verb. A linking verb is a traditional term for a type of verb such as a form of be or seem that joins the subject of a sentence to a word or phrase that tells something about the subject. 5 The fireworks are amazing.

Linking verbs join the subject and the predicate stating something about the subject. 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. I am sorry that I will not be able to attend the ceremony tomorrow.

The task remains incomplete after four days of work. It is a structure built around either a predicate adjective or a predicate nominative. To be As already indicated to be with its eight different conjugations is the most common linking verb.

List of linking verbs. He smelled the flowers. He feels sick during the lectures.