Is the word feel an action or linking verb?

Answer 1

Feel is a linking verb.

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If to feel has an object it is not an action word, for example:

Jim felt the package carefully.

If it does not have an object, however, it is a linking verb, as in:

Mary felt fine.

Answer 2

Sometimes it's a linking verb that describes a state of being, and sometimes it's an action verb.

For example:

It feels good.

In this sentence, feels is followed by a subject complement, in this case a predicate adjective (good). It "links" the subject "It" to a description of it, "good". Linking verbs can also link up to a noun that describes it, called a predicate nominative.

Another example:

Tom feels the cat.

In this sentence, feels is an action verb because Tom is feeling something. "Feels" is a monotransitive action verb with direct object "cat". The cat is what Tom is feeling.

So the answer is that it depends on the context.

Answer 3

Yes, and so it takes a predicate nominative: I felt bad about it ( not badly).

Answer 4

you can use the word felt as a linking verb in a sentence like "I felt bad when i hit bob." or in a action verb like "I felt the warm water on my body."

Answer 5

I feel good! = linking verb

Doctors often feel the neck glands to see if there is any infection. = verb + object

Answer 6

Its a linking verb

Answer 7

Yes. eg

I felt sick this morning

Answer 8

linking verb

Answer 9

yes