The verb 'saw' is the past tense to the verb to see, which is not normally 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).
The verb 'saw' is a linking verb when the object is or is the same as the subject, for example:
I saw myself in the mirror. (I = myself)
They saw themselves in their children. (they = themselves)
She saw her image in the store window. (she -> her image)
He saw his parents in the audience. (not a linking verb)
yes, saw is an action verb
action verb
Saw can be used as a verb and a noun.As a verb, it is the past tense of see. "I saw that movie already." Saw can also be a present tense verb. "Bob, please saw that wood into three pieces." The past tense of saw is sawed.As a noun, a saw is a tool used for cutting. "Bob needs a new blade for his saw."
Saw can be used as a verb and a noun.As a verb, it is the past tense of see. "I saw that movie already." Saw can also be a present tense verb. "Bob, please saw that wood into three pieces." The past tense of saw is sawed.As a noun, a saw is a tool used for cutting. "Bob needs a new blade for his saw."
The word 'saw' is both a noun and a verb.The noun 'saw' is a word for a tool used for cutting wood or metal; a well-known phrase that gives advice about life.The verb 'saw' is to cut wood or metal with a cutting tool (saw, saws, sawing, sawed, or sawn).The verb 'saw' is also the past tense of the verb to see (see, sees, seeing, saw, and seen)Examples:I used a saw to cut the branches that blocked the walkway. (noun)It didn't take long to saw the branches. (verb)We saw that movie last week. (verb)
Saw is the verb in that sentence, and it's an action.
No, "saw" is can be a past tense verb or a noun, depending on the sentence. For example in the sentence, "I saw the most beautiful butterfly yesterday," "saw" is the past tense of the verb, "see". In the sentence, "He used the saw to cut the limb of the tree," "saw" is a noun.
Transitive
saw
is, am, are, was, were, be, being, been, have, has, had, do, does, did, shall, will, should, would, may, might , must, can, could These are all the 23 helping verbs in English. You don't see "saw" there because it's not an auxiliary verb. It's the past tense of the verb to see.
Yes it is the past of the VERB to see It can also be a NOUN, a saw is a serrated blade used for cutting, it can also be the VERB denoting the action of using such a tool.
Yes. The word saw (a tool for cutting wood or metal) is a common noun. The word 'saw' is also a verb, the past tense of the verb 'to see'.