No, once is an adverb, a word that modifies a verb. Once is also a conjunction, and a noun. Examples:
Adverb: We once had a dog, a collie.
Conjunction: We will have enough for our trip once our tax refund comes.
Noun: Just this once try the green stuff on your plate.
The word "always" is not a verb. It is an adverb.
Yes. It is not a sentence if there is no verb.
"every time" is not a verb. "Every" is an adjective and "time" is a noun.
Helpful
A pronoun that is the object of a linking verb is always a subjective pronoun.Example: The winner is I. (winner = I)
no, it's an adverb
The verb 'became' is the past and past participle form of the verb become. The verb became is always a linking verb.The easy way to recognize a linking verb is that a linking verb acts as an equals sign, the object of the verb 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). For example:Matt became a dentist. (Matt = dentist)I never became a movie star. (I never = movie star)Forms of the verb to be and to seem are also always linking verbs.
No. The verb to become is a linking verb, and the verb to be is a linking verb, but they are two separate verbs.
The verb 'appeared' is both a linking verb and an action verb.The easy way to recognize a linking verb is that a linking verb acts as an equals sign, the object of the verb 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); for example:Susan appeared confident during the debate. (Susan->confident)The verb 'appeared' is an action verb because it is a word for the 'act of' appearing. Appeared is not always a linking verb but appeared is always an action verb. Another example:Susan appeared out of nowhere. (appeared is not a linking verb; 'out of nowhere' is not Susan or a form of Susan)Linking VerbYes, 'appeared' is used as a linking verb. (Susan -> confident)
A pronoun that is the object of a linking verb is always a subjective pronoun.Example: The winner is I. (winner = I)
Yes, that is the job of a predicate nominative, to rename the subject after a linking verb.
no, it's an adverb
A linking verb is a verb that links a noun to an adjective. Ex: The dog is fat. Is is the linking verb. a helping verb always stands in front of a main verb. Ex: Kendrick has been to Florida.
The verb 'became' is the past and past participle form of the verb become. The verb became is always a linking verb.The easy way to recognize a linking verb is that a linking verb acts as an equals sign, the object of the verb 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). For example:Matt became a dentist. (Matt = dentist)I never became a movie star. (I never = movie star)Forms of the verb to be and to seem are also always linking verbs.
adverb.The children always appear happy. - verb is appear
No. The verb to become is a linking verb, and the verb to be is a linking verb, but they are two separate verbs.
The verb 'appeared' is both a linking verb and an action verb.The easy way to recognize a linking verb is that a linking verb acts as an equals sign, the object of the verb 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); for example:Susan appeared confident during the debate. (Susan->confident)The verb 'appeared' is an action verb because it is a word for the 'act of' appearing. Appeared is not always a linking verb but appeared is always an action verb. Another example:Susan appeared out of nowhere. (appeared is not a linking verb; 'out of nowhere' is not Susan or a form of Susan)Linking VerbYes, 'appeared' is used as a linking verb. (Susan -> confident)
Yes, adverbs modifying a verb can apply to a linking verb or an action verb. Examples:linking verb: He is always the first one in.actin verb: He runs every Monday after school.
Was is a linking verb.
"Is" is a linking verb. Linking verbs are used to connect the subject of a sentence to a noun or adjective that renames or describes the subject.
"Has" can function as both a linking verb and a helping verb. As a linking verb, it connects the subject to a subject complement that renames or describes it (e.g., "She has been a teacher for 10 years"). As a helping verb, it is used with a main verb to form a verb phrase (e.g., "She has eaten dinner").