Yes, become is a verb (become, becomes, becoming, became).
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.
action, it is the past tense of the verb surround.
action and linking
Linking verb
"Became" can function as both an action verb and a linking verb. As an action verb, it indicates a physical or mental change that occurs. As a linking verb, it connects the subject to a subject complement that describes or renames the subject.
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.
began is an action verb, not a linking verb.
No. The verb to become is a linking verb, and the verb to be is a linking verb, but they are two separate verbs.
It is an action verb.
action, it is the past tense of the verb surround.
Was 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
linking or action verb is follows by a subject.