No. A linking verb is followed by a predicate nominative or a predicate adjective.
Examples:
Barbara is a nurse. (nurse is the predicate nominative)
Barbara is happy. (happy is the predicate adjective)
began is an action verb, not a linking verb.
Is entered a linking verb or a action verb
It is an action verb.
action, it is the past tense of the verb surround.
Was is a linking verb.
Was is a linking verb.
Has is a linking verb.
it is a linking verb
action and linking
Linking verb
It's a linking verb Action verb express a action of some kind. Linking verb express some state of being
it is a linking verb