“Books are the plane, and the train, and the road. They are the destination, and the journey. They are home.”
-- Anna Quindlen, How Reading Changed My Life
-- Anna Quindlen, How Reading Changed My Life
(Pssst....Use the fancy drop-down under English and Literature to see the homework assignments...) Linking Verbs do not show action. They rename the subject or connect the subject to additional information about the subject. Examples of linking verbs are: any for of the verb "to be", such as
How can you tell when you are using a linking verb? Try replacing the verb with a form of "to be". ex. The nachos tasted delicious. (linking) The nachos were delicious. Makes sense! She tasted the delicious nachos. (action) She was the delicious nachos. Doesn't make sense! |
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