How to differ linking verb from other verbs .. ??
Cook is a linking verb or any other ??
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What is a Linking Verb?
A linking verb shows the state of being of the subject by connecting, or linking, the subject to either an adjective that describes it or a noun that renames it. Some common linking verbs are: be, am, are, was, seems, feels, looks, becomes, and appears.
The house looks old.
Jake's trumpet playing sounds awful.
The mail carrier is Theresa.
Finding the Linking Verb
How can you tell if a verb is a linking verb? Try to replace it with ''equals.'' If the meaning of the sentence remains the same, the verb is a linking verb.
Sue looks sleepy. Replacement: Sue = sleepy. Since the sentence has the same meaning, looks is a linking verb.
Alexander became a great leader. Replacement: Alexander = a great leader. The meaning of the sentence is basically the same. Became is a linking verb.
A dogwood tree bloomed this spring. Replacement: A dogwood tree = this spring. The meaning of the sentence is changed. Bloomed is not a linking verb.
Replacing the Linking Verb
Now that we have reviewed linking verbs and how to find them, let's talk about getting rid of them. See if you think replacing linking verbs could make your writing smoother and more concise.
Combine Two Sentences That Have the Same Subject
A giant dog was chasing me. The dog seemed angry.
The linking verb here is seemed.
Both of these sentences are talking about the same dog, so the only new information in the second sentence is that the dog is angry. Can we move the description ''angry'' into the first sentence and combine the two sentences?
A giant, angry dog was chasing me.
This new sentence contains all of the information of the original two sentences but uses fewer words.
A linking verb shows the state of being of the subject by connecting, or linking, the subject to either an adjective that describes it or a noun that renames it. Some common linking verbs are: be, am, are, was, seems, feels, looks, becomes, and appears.
The house looks old.
Jake's trumpet playing sounds awful.
The mail carrier is Theresa.
Finding the Linking Verb
How can you tell if a verb is a linking verb? Try to replace it with ''equals.'' If the meaning of the sentence remains the same, the verb is a linking verb.
Sue looks sleepy. Replacement: Sue = sleepy. Since the sentence has the same meaning, looks is a linking verb.
Alexander became a great leader. Replacement: Alexander = a great leader. The meaning of the sentence is basically the same. Became is a linking verb.
A dogwood tree bloomed this spring. Replacement: A dogwood tree = this spring. The meaning of the sentence is changed. Bloomed is not a linking verb.
Replacing the Linking Verb
Now that we have reviewed linking verbs and how to find them, let's talk about getting rid of them. See if you think replacing linking verbs could make your writing smoother and more concise.
Combine Two Sentences That Have the Same Subject
A giant dog was chasing me. The dog seemed angry.
The linking verb here is seemed.
Both of these sentences are talking about the same dog, so the only new information in the second sentence is that the dog is angry. Can we move the description ''angry'' into the first sentence and combine the two sentences?
A giant, angry dog was chasing me.
This new sentence contains all of the information of the original two sentences but uses fewer words.
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Linking verbs are like verbs but without representing an action for example like my dog smells bad
My dog is the subject smells is the linking verb and vas is the adjective
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