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Question

I am VietNamese and tomorrow, i have an exercise about "Linking verb"

Can you explain to me? Do you understand what i talk about. Help me =.="

Answer 1

I got this from a site for people who are learning English as a second language.   It may help you with other assignments.

good luck:)

A linking verb does not have much meaning in itself. It "links" the subject to what is said about the subject. Usually, a linking verb shows equality (=) or a change to a different state or place (>). Linking verbs are always intransitive (but not all intransitive verbs are linking verbs).

Mary is a teacher. (mary = teacher) linking verb-is

Tara is beautiful. (tara = beautiful) linking verb-is

That sounds interesting. (that = interesting) linking verb-sounds

The sky became dark. (the sky > dark) linking verb-became

The bread has gone bad. (bread > bad) linking verb-has

Answer 2

Linking verbs do not express action. Instead, they connect the subject of the verb to additional information about the subject. Look at the examples below:

Keila is a shopaholic.

Ising isn't something that Keila can do. Is connects the subject, Keila, to additional information about her, that she will soon have a huge credit card bill to pay.

Answer 3

I could try and explain it, but instead go here - an excellent article to explain it to you:

http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/linkingv...

"Keila is a shopaholic." is a good example as they use on the site. Ising, is not a doing verb...and doesn't have a "ing" on the end but it is vital for this sentence to refer to the subject (Keila) and what she is.

In a nutshell, it links "shopaholic" to "Keila" otherwise you wouldn't be able to tell who was a shopaholic.

Good luck!

Answer 4

Hi

Linking verbs are the verbs that link the subject with an adjective in a sentence. The verb implies a state of being or condition for the subject, not an action. This is often a form of the verb "to be"

example: I am British

am is the linking verb because it links "I" and "British"

Have a look at the website below for more examples and a full explanation.

Good luck!!!

Answer 5

http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dic...

go to that site ... it will help you a lot