( 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
N-COUNT
( 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
N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006