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When is a verb a linking verb?

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Definitions of linking verb on the Web: * describes state of being

teachertipstraining.suite101.com/article.cfm/grammar_refresher_course * verbs that do not convey action but help complete statements about the subject by describing or identifying it.

www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-106384.html * a verb that links the subject to a noun or adjective in the predica= te that tells you more about the subject.

rmfs1.ortn.edu/myschool/mcain/Web/Grammar%20Flashcards.mht * copula: an equating verb (such as `be' or `become') that links the subject with the complement of a sentence

wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn * In linguistics, a copula is a word used to link the subject of a sentence with a predicate (a subject complement or an adverbial). Although it might not itself express an action or condition, it serves to equate (or associate) the subject with the predicate. ...

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