Usally Jim seems relaxed before a race.
The predicate adjective is "popular". It follows the linking verb "was".
action, to look.... that is someone physically doing something____To look can be either, depending usually on whether the subject is an active doer or not, for example:1. Active doer as subject - action verb - may take an adverbI looked carefully before driving further down that road.2. Inactive subject - linking verb - followed by an adjectiveThe programme looks impressive.In example 2, looks is synonymous with (means the same as) appears, seems.
Aaah, good question... Use a comma when the part of the sentence after the conjunction can stand alone as a complete sentence (i.e., when linking multiple independent clauses). Examples: Bob went shopping, and I went to the gym. Bob went shopping and bought some tomatoes.
No. To have has two functions in English: 1. A transitive verb, as in I have a copy of the book, but cannot find it. 2. An auxiliary verb used to from the present perfect, the pluperfect, and various other tenses, for example: They have collected their tickets. He had already finished cooking when I came home. She had been standing there for an hour before anyone noticed her. I think had been is a linking verb but I'm not sure about had on it's own
Was (past tense of be) can be used as a linking verb and as an auxiliary verb. It is never an action verb.Linking verb: Bob was a teacher before his retirement.Auxiliary verb: Sheila was driving when the tornado hit.Yes was is a linking verb and it is a past tense of be.
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It depends on what kind of adverb it is. For example:frequency adverbs come before the main verb but after the be verb - He is always late. He always comes late.adverbs of manner usually come at the end of a sentence - She dances awkwardly.
The predicate adjective is "popular". It follows the linking verb "was".
A linking verb is a verb that connects the subject of a sentence to a subject complement (such as a noun or adjective), indicating a relationship between the two. Examples include "be," "seem," "become," and "appear." A "be" verb, specifically, refers to forms of the verb "be" (such as "is," "am," "are," "was," "were") that act as linking verbs connecting the subject to a subject complement.
action, to look.... that is someone physically doing something____To look can be either, depending usually on whether the subject is an active doer or not, for example:1. Active doer as subject - action verb - may take an adverbI looked carefully before driving further down that road.2. Inactive subject - linking verb - followed by an adjectiveThe programme looks impressive.In example 2, looks is synonymous with (means the same as) appears, seems.
Aaah, good question... Use a comma when the part of the sentence after the conjunction can stand alone as a complete sentence (i.e., when linking multiple independent clauses). Examples: Bob went shopping, and I went to the gym. Bob went shopping and bought some tomatoes.
No. To have has two functions in English: 1. A transitive verb, as in I have a copy of the book, but cannot find it. 2. An auxiliary verb used to from the present perfect, the pluperfect, and various other tenses, for example: They have collected their tickets. He had already finished cooking when I came home. She had been standing there for an hour before anyone noticed her. I think had been is a linking verb but I'm not sure about had on it's own
Google search has an option to add "link:" before a URL. That will show what web pages are linking to that URL. Example: "link:www.answers.com".
The first word of a new sentence should always be capitalized.
Credential is usually plural: "before giving a teaching position, the university will scrutinize your credentials."
That will depend on what you have been talking about or writing about. A concluding sentence will usually have some reference to what you have said or wrote before that. So there is no single answer to the question.
A comma usually comes before and after "however".I would love to go to the beach with you, however, I have to work.