Instituto Universitario Politécnico

“Santiago Mariño”
Extensión Valencia

Norwis González CI:30516218

Carrera; ingeniería en Mantenimiento Mecánico
 Examples and
observations of linking
verbs
The forms of the verb ser (be)
are generally  Linking
verbs:am,is,are,was,were
• The rose looks pretty |
Anna looks at the rose.
• The pillow felt soft | I felt
the pillow
• Maria might have been forthcoming
with the news.
A linking verb
It is a traditional term for a type of verb Two Types of Linking
(as a way of being or looking) Verbs
They can be semantically
That unites the subject of a sentence with a word or divided into two types:
phrase that says something about the subject.
• Those like being that refer to a
For example, it functions as a linking verb for the phrase current state: appear, feel, stay,
seem, sound
"The boss is unhappy."
• Those that indicate a result of
some kind: turn around, get wet
(get wet), go (bad); grow up (grow
old); become (unpleasant).