depends what the sentence is.
Th e dance is on Friday. is is the verb. verbs describe action in a sentence.
The infinitive phrase in "to dance gracefully requiring talent" is "to dance gracefully." An infinitive phrase typically begins with the word "to" followed by a verb, and in this case, "to dance" serves as the base verb, while "gracefully" acts as an adverb describing how the action is performed. The phrase conveys the idea of the action of dancing in a graceful manner.
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.
depends what the sentence is.
An action verb shows action.Ex. dance, sing, act, study, cook, etc.Selenia knows how to dance.* dance is the action verb...A linking verb does not show action. It links the subject of the sentence to a word in the predicate.Ex. are, were, is, am, etc.The students are going to a field trip.* are is the linking verb.
began is an action verb, not a linking verb.
It is an action verb.
action, it is the past tense of the verb surround.
Was is a linking verb.
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
it is a linking verb
linking or action verb is follows by a subject.
It's a linking verb Action verb express a action of some kind. Linking verb express some state of being