Linking verb and action verb by Alok Pandey
b'Linking verb plays a vital role to compose precise and persuasive points.\\n\\nWhen I visit several grammar learner Facebook groups. Certainly, I spot many learners showering questions about active and passive voice. Many of them even answer with flaws. Hence the knowledge of linking verb or action verb is vital.\\n\\n\\ufffc\\n\\nHow to spot a linking verb?\\n\\nBefore understanding the attribute of a linking verb. We should understand its opponent that is an action verb. Knowing the action verbs make it easy to spot a linking verb.\\n\\nAction verb\\xa0interprets what\\u2019s the subject of a sentence is doing. It expresses the physical and mental actions. Action verb helps readers to know the subject activity or efforts that yield the result. There are two types of action verbs,\\xa0transitive and intransitive.\\n\\nJohn cooks food. in this sentence, a reader can spot easily the activity or action that John is putting to cook. Hence the word \\u201ccook\\u201d is an action verb. There are many but a few of the action verbs are here.\\n\\nActAnswerApproveArrangeBreakBuildBuyCoachColorCoughCreateCompleteCryDanceDescribeDrawDrinkEatEditEnterExitImitateInventJumpLaughLieListenPaintPlanPlayReadReplaceRunScreamSeeShopShoutSingSkipSleepSneezeSolveStudyTeachTouchTurnWalkWinWriteWhistleYankZip\\n\\nLinking verb.\\n\\nUnlike action verbs, a linking verb only assists to know about the subject state. In other words, a linking verb describes the subject of a sentence. A linking verb is called a linking verb because it links the subject to a subject complement\\n\\nJohn is a good cook. In this sentence, a reader is getting the information about John, not the action or activity. Certainly the word \\u201cis\\u201d is a linking verb. \\xa0Linking verbs connect the subject to a predicate noun or a predicate\\xa0adjective.\\n\\nThe most common linking verbs are (am, is, are, was, were, has been, are being, might be, become, seem, appear, seem, stay, feel, look, smell, taste, grow remain, sound, turn,\\xa0etc.).\\n\\nFor examples,\\n\\nI am a teacher.\\n\\nShe is a beautiful girl.\\n\\nThey are players.\\n\\nThat shirt was black.\\n\\nThose students were intelligent.\\n\\nHe seems angry.\\n\\nIt smells garlicky.\\n\\nThe some time some of the linking verb may be an action verb.\\n\\nHe\\xa0appears\\xa0sad. (linking)\\n\\nHe\\xa0appears\\xa0all of sudden before me. (action)\\n\\nMust read these topics.\\n\\nWhat is a verb?\\n\\nNon-finite verb infinitive.\\n\\nGerund verb.\\n\\nParticiple grammar.\\n\\nModel verb.\\n\\nUse of could.\\n\\nWould.\\n\\nShould.\\n\\nMay and might.\\n\\nMust.\\n\\nUsed to.\\n\\nTransitive and intransitive verb.\\n\\nPrimary verb.\\n\\nRegular and irregular verb.\\n\\nCausative verb\\n\\nWill and shall.\\n\\nUse of other, others, and another.'