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Grammar and usage
Linking verbs
Grammar and usage
Linking verbs
A linking verb is a word used to connect the subject of a sentence to further information about the state which the subject is in.
Point out the linking verbs in the following sentences.
1. Surfing the Internet is really interesting.
2. We are now in need of English teachers.
3. The question is how to solve the problem.
4. What we want to know is who will give us the lecture next Monday.
5. Your suggestion sounds reasonable.
6. It seems that everyone here knows him quite well.
7. Milk goes bad easily in summer if you do not put it in the fridge.
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sounds
seems
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1. Linking verbs are most often followed by an adjective. Sometimes, they can also be followed by a noun or a prepositional phrase.
I feel it remains important for us either to limit our use of the Internet, or to learn how to solve the problems it has caused.
He became a teacher after graduating from college.
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