Is wasn't a linking verb

Answer 1

The contraction wasn't (was not) is not a linking verb. A linking verb acts as an equals sign, the object of the verb is a different form of the subject or the subject becomes the object. The word 'not' in the contraction ensures that the object is not the same as the subject, for example:

Mary was the first to arrive. (The verb was is a linking verb because Mary = first)

Mary wasn't the first to arrive. (Mary is not the first)

Answer 2

"Isn't" is not a linking verb; it is a contraction of "is not." Linking verbs connect the subject of a sentence to a subject complement or adjective. Examples of linking verbs include "is," "am," "are," "was," "were," "seem," "appear," and "become."