the linking verbs are:
am, is, are, was, were, has been, had been, have been, shall be, will be, might have been, should have been, would have been, appear, become, seems, look, feel, grow, remain, sound, taste.
so no could be is not a linking verb.
adjective
The verb play is not generally a linking verb, but it can be used as a linking verb. A linking verb links noun+ noun, pronoun + noun, noun+ adjective, or pronoun + adjective. As it is generally used, the verb play is an action verb: "I play football." It could be used as a linking verb: "The actor played James Bond." (noun + noun)
No. The verb to become is a linking verb, and the verb to be is a linking verb, but they are two separate verbs.
"Did" is not a linking verb.
Linking verb
action, it is the past tense of the verb surround.
The verb play is not generally a linking verb, but it can be used as a linking verb. A linking verb links noun+ noun, pronoun + noun, noun+ adjective, or pronoun + adjective. As it is generally used, the verb play is an action verb: "I play football." It could be used as a linking verb: "The actor played James Bond." (noun + noun)
No. The verb to become is a linking verb, and the verb to be is a linking verb, but they are two separate verbs.
Was is a linking verb.
"Did" is not a linking verb.
"Was" is a linking verb. It is used to connect the subject of a sentence to a subject complement that describes or renames the subject.
"It" is not a linking verb. "It" is a pronoun.
Linking verb
Linking verb.Were is the past tense plural be verb any form of be verb is a linking verb.
action, it is the past tense of the verb surround.
appear is a linking verb
the word were is a LINKING VERB.
it is a linking verb