depends what the sentence is.
Action
Th e dance is on Friday. is is the verb. verbs describe action in a sentence.
A linking verb.
*First off, that example would be two separate sentences. (There needs to be a period, comma and conjunction, or semi-colon after "Friday")Break Down of PartsSentence one: "The dance was on Friday."The= article. (Note: A, An, and The are articles, and they are found in the adjective family)dance= simple subjectwas= verbon= prepositionFriday= Object of the PrepositionSentence two: "It was fun."It= simple subject (Note: It is a pronoun, taking place of its antecedent, the dance.)was= verb, or linking verbfun= predicate adjective (Note: fun is an adjective, but due to the linking verb, fun is a predicate adjective describing it)*So, in simple terms, both "dance" and "it" are the simple subjects.
Dance is a Noun.
dance - noun dancing - verb
An action verb shows an action that a person or thing does, like "run" or "eat." A linking verb connects the subject of a sentence to a noun or adjective that describes or renames it, like "is" or "seems."
depends what the sentence is.
began is an action verb, not a linking verb.
Is entered a linking verb or a action verb
action, it is the past tense of the verb surround.
It is an action verb.
Was is a linking verb.
"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").
"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.
action and linking
Linking verb
It's a linking verb Action verb express a action of some kind. Linking verb express some state of being