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(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 | ||
* ex. | * ex. | ||
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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 | |||
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!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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