The verb form 'may be' can be a linking verb or an auxiliary verb.
A linking verb "links" the subject to what is said about the subject. Usually, a linking verb shows equality (=) or a change to a different state or place (>). A linking verb requires a direct object; for example:
Linking verb: John may be late. (John>late)
Auxiliary verb: John may be entering the marathon. (John is not and does not become the marathon)
"It" is not a linking verb. "It" is a pronoun.
The word "become" can function as both a linking verb and an action verb. As a linking verb, it connects the subject to its complement, indicating a state of being or a change in state. As an action verb, it describes the process of changing or transforming into something else.
Was is 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.
'Is' can function as both a linking verb and an auxiliary verb. As a linking verb, it connects the subject to the subject complement, while as an auxiliary verb, it helps to form verb tenses or express the passive voice.
May is a linking verb, not an action verb.
It's a linking verb.
is-it may not b talking about an action verb it may b a linking verb-linking verbs includ am,is,are,was,were
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.
The verb 'can' is an action verb, a word for an act. The verb 'can' is most often an auxiliary (helper) verb. Examples:John can bring the donuts. I can make the coffee. We can have a party.The verb 'can' is not a linking verb. The object of a linking verb must rename the subject (Jane is my sister.) or be a form of the subject (Jane was chosen the winner.) The verb 'can' may be an auxiliary to a linking verb (You can be a winner.)
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.