Became is the linking verb in that sentence. It connects the subject, He, to the predicate nominative, senator.
No. The verb to become is a linking verb, and the verb to be is a linking verb, but they are two separate verbs.
The adjective is burned. It describes the cookies. (Here, got is a linking verb that means became.)
The verb 'became' is the past and past participle form of the verb become. The verb became is always 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). For example:Matt became a dentist. (Matt = dentist)I never became a movie star. (I never = movie star)Forms of the verb to be and to seem are also always linking verbs.
Yes, become is a verb (become, becomes, becoming, became).
When the hiatus in the conversation became embarassingly long, I decided to start serving the sandwiches.
The linking verb in the sentence is "became."
Became is the linking verb in that sentence. It connects the subject, He, to the predicate nominative, senator.
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Johnson is the predicate nominative: it follows the linking verb "became".
Became is a linking verb because there is no 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.
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He never became a senator.
The adjective is burned. It describes the cookies. (Here, got is a linking verb that means became.)
The senator's strong solutions to the budget deficit became the fulcrum for his election to office.
Ted Kennedy was 30 when he was elected Massachusetts senator in 1962. He served as Democrat until his death in 2009.