{"id":14093,"date":"2020-08-14T15:44:37","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T13:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=14093"},"modified":"2020-08-19T09:16:57","modified_gmt":"2020-08-19T07:16:57","slug":"linking-verbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2020\/08\/linking-verbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Linking Verbs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Level: Beginner-Intermediate<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A linking verb connects the subject with a word that gives information about it, such as a condition or relationship. They do not show any action; rather, they \u201clink\u201d the subject with the rest of the sentence. For example, in the sentence &#8220;He is exhausted,&#8221; the word &#8220;is&#8221; is the linking verb that connects &#8220;he&#8221; and &#8220;exhausted&#8221; to show the relationship between the two words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most common linking verbs are forms of the verb to be:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background has-text-align-center has-primary-color has-accent-background-color\"><strong>am, is, are, was, were, has been, are being, might be, etc.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Here are some examples of linking verbs used in sentences with the linking verbs in bold.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>I <strong>am<\/strong> tired. (Here, the subject is described as tired.)<br>William <strong>is<\/strong> excited about his promotion.<br>We <strong>are<\/strong> happy to hear about the news.<br>The weather <strong>was<\/strong> great.<br>The roads <strong>were<\/strong> slippery.<br>Anthony <strong>has been<\/strong> a dream for the last few weeks.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Other common linking verbs relate to the <strong>five senses<\/strong> (to look, to feel, to smell, to sound, and to taste).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>New books <strong>smell<\/strong> good.<br>It <strong>sounds<\/strong> really funny.<br>You <strong>look<\/strong> young.<br>I <strong>feel<\/strong> bad.<br>The cake <strong>tastes<\/strong> great!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>To appear, to become, and to seem are common linking verbs too.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>You <strong>seem<\/strong> happy.<br>That woman <strong>appears<\/strong> somewhat sad.<br>I have <strong>become<\/strong> tired of your approach to problem-solving.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Remember that linking verbs <strong>do not express actions<\/strong>. The verbs to be, to become, and to seem are always linking verbs. However, some verbs can be linking verbs or non-linking verbs depending on the context.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Mary always <strong>smells<\/strong> like perfume.<br>(Here, smells is a linking verb. It describes Mary, the subject.)<br>Mary always <strong>smells<\/strong> perfume.<br>(Here, smells is not a linking verb. A linking verb does not express an action.)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Linking verbs do not cause serious problems for native English speakers, but here are two common issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Don&#8217;t use an adverb for your subject complement.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Your shirt smells amazingly.<br>(The word &#8220;amazingly&#8221; is an <strong>adverb<\/strong>. Adverbs modify verbs. The thing that follows a linking verb to re-identify or describes the subject is called the subject complement. It should always be a noun or an adjective.)<br>The correct sentence is: Your shirt smells <strong>amazing<\/strong>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Your cat smells badly.<br>(Here, &#8220;smells&#8221; is not a linking verb, and it is correctly modified by the adverb badly. It means the cat has a poor sense of smell.)<br>The correct sentence is: My cat smells <strong>bad<\/strong>. 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