This presentation will explain the basic concept of linking verbs.
Linking verbs are verbs that do not perform any action. For example is, was, were, are all part of linking verbs.
COPULAR VERBS OR LINKING VERBS
Add copula verb is also called a linking verb.
It is a word that connects the subject to the complement.
It has the function of describing the subject.
It is a verb denoting a sensation or existence.
Verbs can be classified as primary verbs, auxiliaries and full verbs.
Full verbs can be classified as transitive, intransitive and copular.
The word copula means ‘a connecting word’ or ‘link’ in Latin. In English linguistics, Copular Verbs express a “copular” relationship between the subject and the verb.
Linking verbs don't express action but help complete statements about the subject by describing or identifying it.
Example: is, feel, seem, appear, sound, etc
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EXAMPLES:-
Alan is happy.
The child feels feverish.
The music sounds good.
The sentences don't tell you what Chacko, the child, and the music did but rather what they are.
So linking verbs don’t show what a person is doing, but his state of being or quality.
So, copular verbs or linking verbs do not show action like main verbs. They rather link
Or connect the subject to a subject complement.
(The complement is the part of the sentence that follows the verb and it will contain additional information that describes or identifies the subject).
Examples:
• Larry looks happy.
Here, looks is a linking verb while happy is the complement that describes and identifies Larry. Larry is the subject
• The play was good.
Here, was is the linking verb; good is the complement and play is the subject
LINKING VERBS ARE DIFFERENT FROM ACTION VERBS.
Linking verbs do not express action. They give added information about the subject
Look at the examples below:
1) Thelma is a workaholic.
In this example, is connects the subject, Telma, to added information about her ->that she shows much dedication to her work.
2) During noon break, the kids are happy to take a nap.
Here, the linking verb is describing the subject, kids->that they enjoy sleeping during break.
3) After drinking the juice milk, Josh turned green.
Turned connects the subject, Josh->and says that he needed a medication.
It is common for most languages to have one main copula. In English, The verb be is often referred to as the COPULAR. It can be followed by a noun, adjective, or prepositional phrase.
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One way music serves as a link is by tying the emotions of the reader to the situation and state of mind of the characters or community. The first instance of this is when the community is mourning the death of Robbins. The music starts with a crude call and response cry.
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A predicate must also be present in a logic sentence, and it must be relative to the subject by means of the verb "to be." It is necessary for the subsistence of such a sentence because of the previous definition of the subject. The subject is the item about which something is said, and the predicate is the part of the statement that says something about the subject. In other words, nothing can be revealed about the subject in a logic sentence unless something is said about that subject. However, the predicate must be tied to the subject by the verb "to be", otherwise the result would be that the predicate would be making a statement about a subject that does not exist.
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Harmer (1991) states that if language structures make up the skeleton of language, it is vocabulary that provides the vital organs and the flesh. Therefore, an ability to use grammatical structure does not have any potential for expressing meaning unless words are used.
Linking number is a link invariant. The linking number of a splittable two-component link is 0.
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