The document discusses linking verbs, which connect the subject of a sentence with a word or phrase describing the subject. There are two types of linking verbs - those referring to a current state like "be", "feel", and "seem", and those indicating a result like "get", "turn", and "grow". Common examples of linking verbs are forms of the verb "to be" such as "am", "is", "are", "was", and "were".

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Carrera; ingeniería en Mantenimiento Mecánico
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2. A linking verb
It is a traditional term for a type of verb
(as a way of being or looking)
That unites the subject of a sentence with a word or
phrase that says something about the subject.
For example, it functions as a linking verb for the phrase
"The boss is unhappy."
Two Types of Linking
Verbs
They can be semantically
divided into two types:
• Those like being that refer to a
current state: appear, feel, stay,
seem, sound
• Those that indicate a result of
some kind: turn around, get wet
(get wet), go (bad); grow up (grow
old); become (unpleasant).
Examples and
observations of linking
verbs
The forms of the verb ser (be)
are generally Linking
verbs:am,is,are,was,were
• The rose looks pretty |
Anna looks at the rose.
• The pillow felt soft | I felt
the pillow
• Maria might have been forthcoming
with the news.