Is smells a linking verb or action verb?

Answer 1

My mom food smells delicious.

Answer 2

it is an action that people do so its an action not a linking verb

Answer 3

When you use the verb smell as a linking verb, you tell how something smells. For example, "The coffee smells good." When you use smell as an action verb, you tell about using the sense of smell. For example, "I smell the roses."

To check whether you have done it correctly, use an equal sign in both sentences like this: coffee = good? I = roses? When the subject and the complement are the same thing (coffee= good?), then you are using a linking verb. When the subject and the complement are not the same thing (I = roses?) you are using an action verb.

Answer 4

Smells is an action verb, because smell is an action.

Answer 5

The word 'smells' is an action verb; a word for the actof smelling.