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.
no , it is an action verb.
No saw is not a linking verb
action
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). The word 'saw' is not a linking verb. The subject, 'She' is not and does not become the object, 'kangaroos'.
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 '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)
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). The word 'saw' is not a linking verb. The subject, 'She' is not and does not become the object, 'kangaroos'.
Saw is the verb in that sentence, and it's an action.
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.
"Is" is a linking verb. Linking verbs are used to connect the subject of a sentence to a noun or adjective that renames or describes the subject.
"Has" can function as both a linking verb and a helping verb. As a linking verb, it connects the subject to a subject complement that renames or describes it (e.g., "She has been a teacher for 10 years"). As a helping verb, it is used with a main verb to form a verb phrase (e.g., "She has eaten dinner").
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.
"Was" is a helping verb that is used with other verbs to indicate tense. For example, in the sentence "She was running," "was" is helping the main verb "running."
"It" is not a linking verb. "It" is a pronoun.