try is that probably is it.
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 linking verb is are.
try is that probably is it.
have is linking verb Right..and wrong. By itself it typically does not function as a linking verb. It takes an object, not a compliment.
No. The verb to become is a linking verb, and the verb to be is a linking verb, but they are two separate verbs.
"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").
"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.
Was is 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 linking verb in your sentence 'might have been' (reporter = right).
"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."
"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.
"It" is not a linking verb. "It" is a pronoun.
Linking verb