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Linking verbs

Published by Melissa Kenney on June 4, 2019June 4, 2019

Most people think of verbs as actions words, and they are correct! Some special types of verbs, however, do NOT show action.

Linking verbs LINK the subject to a noun or adjective in the predicate. They do not show action; by linking (connecting), they help to give more information about subject.

Categories: DGG
Tags: verbs

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