Laura is excited about her new bike.

Give two examples of linking verb. Besides verbs that have to do with the five senses are linking verbs. Feel look smell sound taste and others that include act appear get go grow prove remain stay turn. 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.

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. Am is are was were being been. Snehas cat is tired here shows the condition of Snehas cat not what its doing.

That dish seemed delicious but we could eat that. I will lend you my car whenever you need itTake an umbrella in. He smelled the flowers.

So here is is working as a linking verb. In the action sentence the subject is doing the smelling. Am is are was were be being been seem become and verbs related to the senses.

- Here is links the subject Laura to the emotional state of excitement. The most common linking verbs are forms of the verb to be. He had many talents but he could not utilize them.

The most common linking verb is the verb to be in all of its forms eg am is are was were will be was being has been. See more linking verb examples to fully understand the concept. I am glad it is Friday.