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Linking and Helping Verbs

Linking Verbs

A linking verb links a subject to a noun or an adjective in the predicate part of the sentence.

That car is a convertible.

    (The verb is links the subject car to the noun convertible.)

Mom’s new car looks incredible.

    The verb looks links the subject car to the adjective incredible.)

The most common linking verbs are forms of the verb be:

is, am, are, was, were, be, being, been

Other linking verbs include the following:

smell, look, taste, remain, feel, appear, sound, seem, become, grow, stand, turn

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