Linking Verb
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A Linking Verb is a Copula Word that is a Verb and is not a Being Verb.
- AKA: Copula, Equating Verb.
- Example(s):
- “became”:
- "Jim [became] epicurean.” (where epicurean is a Subjective Complement).
- "Jim [became] an model student.” (where model student is a Subjective Complement).
- “is”, is a Being Verb:
- “He [is] running fast” (where running fast is a Participial Phrase).
- "Jim [is] an epicurean.” (where epicurean is a Subjective Complement).
- “was”
- “He [was] fast”.
- “became”:
- See: Being Verb, Gerund Phrase, Present Participle Phrase.
References
2009
- (WordNet, 2009) ⇒ http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=linking%20verb
- S: (n) copula, copulative, linking verb (an equating verb (such as `be' or `become') that links the subject with the complement of a sentence)
- (Wikipedia, 2009) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copula_(linguistics)
- 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. The word 'copula' originates from the Latin noun for a "link or tie" that connects two different things (for a short history of the copula see the appendix to Moro 1997 and references cited there).
- A copula is sometimes (though not always) a verb or a verb-like part of speech. In English primary education grammar courses, a copula is often called a linking verb.
- The term is generally used to refer to the main copular verb in the language: in the case of English, this is to be. It can also be used to refer to all such verbs in the language: in that case, English copulae include "to be", "to become", "to get", "to feel", and "to seem". Other verbs have secondary uses as copulative verbs, as fall in "The zebra fell victim to the lion."
- (Wikipedia, 2009) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_copulae
- act "Tom acted suspicious."
- appear "Bill appears satisfied, but really is not."
- arrive "The teenager arrived early at the party."[1]
- be "Tom is a coward."
- become (inchoative) "Tom became wealthy."
- bleed "Tom bleeds blue."
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- www.uky.edu/~rosdatte/phi120/glossary.htm
- copula: The word which connects subject and predicate terms in a standard form categorical proposition. The only legal ones are "are" and "are not."
- http://www.logic-classroom.info/glossary.htm
- copula is the present tense of the verb to be; connects the subject and predicate. (Study 1)