Linking verb: Difference between revisions
(Created page with "also called '''copular''' verb * ''copular'' = connecting * = a verb that does not indicate an action ** instead, it <u>connects</u> a subject to a modifier (adjective, prepositional phrase) or noun * ex. ** ''I am happy'' ** ''She is a doctor'' == Linking verbs list == === linking verb with subject complements === {| class="wikitable" !Linking (copular) verb !Subject complement adjective (predicate adjective) !Subject complement noun (predicate adjective) !Subject co...") |
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(predicate adjective) | (predicate adjective) | ||
!Subject complement noun | !Subject complement noun | ||
(predicate | (predicate nominitive) | ||
!Subject complement prepositional phrase (modifier) | !Subject complement prepositional phrase (modifier) | ||
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|* look | |* look | ||
|''The team looks readyClowns look funny'' | |''The team looks readyClowns look funny'' | ||
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<nowiki>*</nowiki> note: many linking verbs can also be finite action verbs that take objects | <nowiki>*</nowiki> <u>note</u>: many linking verbs can also be finite action verbs that take objects | ||
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|''We've got to go'' | |''We've got to go'' | ||
''Her passion is to travel'' | ''Her passion is to travel'' | ||
''The dog seems to feel happy'' | ''The dog seems to feel happy'' | ||
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** subject complement = a noun or adjective | ** subject complement = a noun or adjective | ||
* | === predicate adjective & predicate nominative === | ||
* = different terms for adjectives or nouns that act as the predicate for a linking verb | |||
{| | |||
!predicate nominative | |||
!= subject complement noun | |||
!''Mr. Jones ia a'' ''<u>farmer</u>'' | |||
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|'''predicate adjective''' | |||
|= subject complement adjective | |||
|'''''Flowers are <u>pretty</u>''''' | |||
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|subject complement prepositional phrase | |||
|'''''Her performance is <u>at the theater</u>''''' | |||
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* prepositional phrases are "subject complement modifiers" and not "predicate adjectives" | |||
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Latest revision as of 15:00, 24 May 2023
also called copular verb
- copular = connecting
- = a verb that does not indicate an action
- instead, it connects a subject to a modifier (adjective, prepositional phrase) or noun
- ex.
- I am happy
- She is a doctor
Linking verbs list[edit | edit source]
linking verb with subject complements[edit | edit source]
Linking (copular) verb | Subject complement adjective
(predicate adjective) |
Subject complement noun
(predicate nominitive) |
Subject complement prepositional phrase (modifier) |
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to be (am, are, is, was, were, etc.) | We are happy | We are a family | The book is on the table |
* appear | They appear lost | ||
* become, feel, get | I have become happy | She became the problem | |
feel | Velvet feels soft | ||
* look | The team looks readyClowns look funny | ||
* prove, remain, stay | The test proved difficultThe coach remains undecidedTraffic stayed bad all day | ||
seem, sound | That clown seem unhappyThey sound reasonable | ||
smell, taste | Rotten apples smell badRotten apples taste bad | It smells like roses | |
* note: many linking verbs can also be finite action verbs that take objects
- ex.
- I got a new house << "got" = the action of acquiring
- I looked at the horses << look here is an action of observing (as opposed to a state of "looking like")
- The detective proved the theory << prove is the action of solving
- The table stays there << stay is the action of remaining in place, so "there" is an adverb that modifies the finite action verb, "stays"
linking verbs with non-finite verb complements[edit | edit source]
Subject complement adjective
(non-finite verb adjective) (participle adjectives) |
Subject complement noun
(non-finite verb noun) (gerund) |
Subject complement noun
(non-finite infinitive) (noun or adjective) |
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We were stokedWe felt spentHe got annoyingTraffic stayed stuck | He appears to be the real dealMy down time is watching sportsHis passion is traveling | We've got to go
Her passion is to travel The dog seems to feel happy |
Linking verb = not an action[edit | edit source]
- key to the linking or copular verb is that it does not indicate a specific action
- instead, the linking verb refers to a state, condition, or existence of the subject
Linking verbs have complements and not objects[edit | edit source]
- objects = the result of an action
- since linking verbs do not indicate a specific action, they have "subject complements"
- subject complement = a noun or adjective
predicate adjective & predicate nominative[edit | edit source]
- = different terms for adjectives or nouns that act as the predicate for a linking verb
predicate nominative | = subject complement noun | Mr. Jones ia a farmer |
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predicate adjective | = subject complement adjective | Flowers are pretty |
subject complement prepositional phrase | Her performance is at the theater |
- prepositional phrases are "subject complement modifiers" and not "predicate adjectives"