🎓 Academic Grammar 101 - linking verbs

[nutzy45]

What are Linking Verbs?

Unlike normal VERBS (action), linking verbs show a relationship between the subject and another word that describes it - this could be an adjective or another noun.

The most common linking verb is to be and its other forms:
- am
- is
- are
- was
- were
- be
- being
- been

Verbs such as appear, feel, get, grow etc. can be used as linking verbs. In order to differentiate one from the other, you have to pay attention on how each of the verbs is used.

Verbs speak / tell of ACTION, while linking verbs are used as DESCRIPTION.


Examples:
Linking Verb:

WALANGMAGAWA grows weak after hours of sleeping.

That sack of rice looks empty.



Verb (action):

Blastocyst grows rice in paddies.

Blastocyst stays in SB all day.

 

[Miss Kaye]

Astig may english subject narin dito hehe

 

[Lightrash]

Thank you for sharing repa.

 

[PHC - plokplok]

Kapag pala tulad ng looks ay linking verb akala ko action verb

Thanks sa info ts

 

[x_SNUFF_x]

(as an action verb )the police are looking for the suspect
(as a linking verb) He looks familiar

 

[phnerraw]

thank you ts pwede bang malaman kung san pwedeng online mag aral ng english to become a fluent in english

 

[BLoodyLungz]

blast sack of rice looks empty.

 

[nutzy45]

blast sack of rice looks empty.

No need to worry, marami sa palengke.

 

[N1ghtmare]

Linking Verb: blastocyst will be looking angry if he knew that the sack of rice is empty.
Verb: blastocyst suddenly punched the wall because of his anger when he noticed that the sack of rice is empty.
hahahaha

 

[nutzy45]

Loko ka N1ghtmare, sa iyo magagalit si blastocyst ....

 

[N1ghtmare]

Lolo ka N1ghtmare, sa iyo magagalit si blastocyst ....

Pinalitan ko. yun burst nga pala walang doer (kase action verb nga pero kusang nanyare at walang gumawa na subject like look and seem ) kaya baka mag mukhang linking verb din, kaya yun punched na lang para sure na may doer ng active action verb at si blastocyst yun. hahahahahaha

 

[BLoodyLungz]

ingay niyo N1ghtmare nutzy45 may duty pa ako tonight.

 

[N1ghtmare]

nutzy45 add na din ng passive action verb nandito na si bloody eh.

Verb: The wall was punched and broken by blastocyst because of his anger when he knew that the sack of rice is empty.

 

[nutzy45]

Next post na yung tenses.. Aayusin ko pa kasi discussion dun.

 

[BLoodyLungz]

nutzy45 add na din ng passive action verb nandito na si bloody eh.

Verb: The wall was punched and broken by blastocyst because of his anger when he knew that the sack of rice is empty.

dapat nutzy45 lahat ng thread mo extra ako

 

[nutzy45]

dapat nutzy45 lahat ng thread mo extra ako

Oo ba.... Madali lang yan. Kayo ni N1ghtmare.

 

[BLoodyLungz]

Oo ba.... Madali lang yan. Kayo ni N1ghtmare.

kayo bahala sa grammar, ako as artista.

 

[supersandra20]

Grammar 101 . pwede pwede

 

[nugammazai]

Sir, gawa ka din ng Subject-Verb-Agreement post.

 

[joey d great]

okey 'to. balik aral tayo.