A linking verbs is a verb that link the subject to the object; a linking verb says that the subject is the subject or is the same as the object. Some linking verbs are am, is, are, was, were, be, been, and being. Examples:
My sister is Mary. (sister=Mary)
My sisters are smart. (sisters>smart)
Bob was the manager. (Bob=manager)
Bob and Beth were together. (Bob and Beth>together)
The easy way to recognize a linking verb is that a linking verb acts as an equals sign, the object is a different form of the subject (Mary is my sister. Mary=sister); or the subject becomes the object (My feet got wet. feet->wet).The verb stayed (past tense of to stay) can be a linking verb, for example:You have stayed the same as I remember you. (You -> same)The cat stayed at the window all morning. (this is not a linking verb, the window is not another form of the cat)
No. The verb to become is a linking verb, and the verb to be is a linking verb, but they are two separate verbs.
Was is a linking verb.
"Did" is not a linking verb.
Linking verb
Yes, some verbs can function as both action verbs and linking verbs depending on how they are used in a sentence. For example, the verb "look" can be used as an action verb (She looked at the painting) and as a linking verb (She looks happy).
Yes, the verb to appear can be a linking verb. A linking verb acts as an equals sign, the direct object is another word for the subject; for example, 'Mary is my sister.' (Mary=sister); or the subject becomes the object, 'Mary's feet got wet.' (feet->wet).The fingerprints appear when the sunlight hits the glass. (not a linking verb, no direct object)The fingerprints appear the same as on the glass. (a linking verb, fingerprints->same)Some other verbs that can be linking verbs:AppearSeenBecomeSmellFeelSoundGrowStaylookTasteRemainTurn
Linking verb.Were is the past tense plural be verb any form of be verb is a linking verb.
"It" is not a linking verb. "It" is a pronoun.
action, it is the past tense of the verb surround.
the word were is a LINKING VERB.
it is a linking verb