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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Yes, "became" is a linking verb when it is used to connect the subject of a sentence with a subject complement that describes or renames the subject. For example, in the sentence "She became a teacher," "became" links the subject "She" with the subject complement "a teacher."
Johnson is the predicate nominative: it follows the linking verb "became".
No, the word "tired" is not a linking verb. It is an adjective that describes a state of fatigue or exhaustion. Linking verbs are verbs that connect the subject of a sentence to a subject complement, such as "is," "became," or "appear."
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.)
"Became" can function as both an action verb and a linking verb. As an action verb, it indicates a physical or mental change that occurs. As a linking verb, it connects the subject to a subject complement that describes or renames the subject.