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.
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.
Linking verb
"Did" is not a 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.
Linking verb
"Did" is not a linking verb.
Linking verb.Were is the past tense plural be verb any form of be verb is a linking verb.
"It" is not a linking verb. "It" is a pronoun.
action, it is the past tense of the verb surround.
the word were is a LINKING VERB.
it is a linking verb