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Yes, that's correct. There's no action in a linking verb so there can't be a direct object. A linking verb (usually the verb 'be') is followed by either a Complement clause element, (John is a doctor) or an Adverbial clause element, (John is in the garden). In John kicked the ball, the transitive verb is 'kicked' and the direct object is 'the ball'. Hope that helps.
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What follow a linking or action verd?
Nothing, a Direct Object, or an Indirect Object with a following Direct Object. Any of these three are possible.
What follows a linking and action verb?
A subject complement follows a linking verb, providing information about the subject. An adverb or direct object typically follows an action verb, indicating what the subject is doing.
Can a noun follow a linking or action verb?
A noun can follow both a linking verb and an action verb. When it follows a linking verb, it's called a predicate nominative. Ex: Henry is a teacher. When a noun follows an action verb, it's called a direct object. Ex: Kevin threw the ball.
Is like an action verb or an linking verb?
"Like" can serve as both an action verb and a linking verb. As an action verb, it can express preferences or fondness (e.g., "I like chocolate"). As a linking verb, it can connect the subject to a subject complement (e.g., "She looks like her sister").
What follows a linking or action word?
A linking word is typically followed by a subject complement, which renames or describes the subject. An action word is followed by the object of the action, which receives the action performed by the subject.
What follow a linking or action verd?
Nothing, a Direct Object, or an Indirect Object with a following Direct Object. Any of these three are possible.
What follows a linking and action verb?
A subject complement follows a linking verb, providing information about the subject. An adverb or direct object typically follows an action verb, indicating what the subject is doing.
Can you give sentences containing noun complements?
The two kinds of complements are subject complements(which follow a linking verb) renaming the subject, and object complements (which follow a direct object) renaming the direct object.Subject complement: Ms. Burns is my new teacher.Object complement: This is my new teacher, Ms. Burns.
Is it possible in a sentence to don't have any noun complement?
A sentence may have no complement at all.A complement is a noun (or adjective) that follows a linking verb and renames the subject, a subject complement.When the noun (or adjective) follows the direct object and it tells what the direct object has become, it is the object complement.If you are not using a linking verb and you are not describing the object of the verb, the sentence has no complement.
Can a noun follow a linking or action verb?
A noun can follow both a linking verb and an action verb. When it follows a linking verb, it's called a predicate nominative. Ex: Henry is a teacher. When a noun follows an action verb, it's called a direct object. Ex: Kevin threw the ball.
Is like an action verb or an linking verb?
"Like" can serve as both an action verb and a linking verb. As an action verb, it can express preferences or fondness (e.g., "I like chocolate"). As a linking verb, it can connect the subject to a subject complement (e.g., "She looks like her sister").
What follows a linking or action word?
A linking word is typically followed by a subject complement, which renames or describes the subject. An action word is followed by the object of the action, which receives the action performed by the subject.
Is crazy a direct object?
Crazy cannot be a direct object because it's an adjective. A direct object is who or what receives the action of the transitive verb. Example: Ramone lifted 300 pounds. (Lifted is a transitive verb, and 300 pounds is the direct object. It's what was lifted.) Crazy can be used as a subject complement (a predicate nominative or predicate adjective) and follows a linking verb. A linking verb is not transitive because it's not an action. Example: Kevin is crazy. (Crazy is a predicate adjective)
What is the direct object in the sentence she felt excited?
There is no direct object in that sentence. Felt is being used as a linking verb, not an action verb. The verb must be an action to take a direct object.
Are linking verbs transitive or intransitive?
Linking verbs are neither transitive nor intransitive.A transitive verb is an action verb that transfers its action to a direct object (someone or something that receives the action of the verb).Mark threw the ball. (ball is the direct object of the verb)An intransitive verb is an action verb that does not transfer its action.The ball bounced. (no direct object)A linking verb is a type of verb that connects the subject to a predicate nominative or predicate adjective (subject complement). Because linking verbs do not express an action, they cannot be transitive or intransitive.Mark is a baseball player. (baseball player is a predicate nominative and provides more information about the subject, Mark)Mark is awesome. (awesome is a predicate adjective)
What is noun complement?
The two kinds of complements are subject complements (which follow the verb be and other linking verbs) and object complements (which follow a direct object).A subject complement is the adjective, noun, or pronoun that follows a linking verb; it is normally an adjective or a noun that renames or defines in some way the subject. A complement is any word or phrase that completes the sense of asubject, an object, or a verb. Don't mistake a subject complement for a direct object, only linking verbs can have subject complements.Mary is my sister.An object complement is a noun, pronoun, or adjective which follows a direct object and renames it or tells what the direct object has become. It is most often used with verbs of creating or nominating such as make, name, elect, paint, call, etc.Meet my sister, Mary.
Is largest a noun?
No, the word 'largest' is the superlative form of the adjective 'large' (larger, largest). An adjective used as a subject complement (following a linking verb) or an object complement (following a direct object, renaming the direct object) does the job of a noun; for example: Subject complement: My feet are the largest. Object complement: He bought a real diamond, the largest I have ever seen.
