LINKING VERB


Meaning of LINKING VERB in English

( linking verbs)

Note: in BRIT, also use 'link verb'

A linking verb is a verb which links the subject of a clause and a complement. ‘Be’, ‘seem’, and ‘become’ are linking verbs.

= copula

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