Is enjoyed a linking verb or an action verb?

Answer 1

"Enjoyed" is typically considered an action verb rather than a linking verb. Action verbs express physical or mental actions taken by the subject, while linking verbs connect the subject to a subject complement that describes or renames it. In the sentence "She enjoyed the movie," "enjoyed" shows the action taken by the subject "she" towards the movie.

Answer 2

In your example, "are excited" is a linking verb. Normally, an action verb shows some kind of activity-- to run, to jump, to hike, to eat, etc. But a linking verb only shows the state of being of the subject-- and no action. Some of the most common linking verb include: "is," "are," "was," "were," "will be," and sometimes "seems" or "becomes." So, a sentence like "Kevin, Charles and Mark are excited because their team won the prize" would have a linking verb-- are excited describes how Kevin, Charles and Mark are feeling.

Answer 3

Enjoy can be either a helping verb or a main verb. Examples:

Main verb: I enjoy a good movie.

Helping verb: I enjoy making gingerbread cookies.

Answer 4

The verb to enjoy (enjoys, enjoying, enjoyed) is an action verb.

The easy way to recognize a linking verb is that a linking verb acts as an equals sign, the object is a form of the subject (Mary is my sister. Mary=sister), or the subject becomes the object (Mary's feet got wet. feet->wet).

Answer 5

Enjoy is an action verb, the act of enjoying.