English Grammar: Linking Verbs (Copula)
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- "Be", "seem", "look", "sound", and more are examples of linking verbs in English. These are also called copula verbs. They are special because they do not involve an action, even though some may be used in a similar way to action verbs. In this grammar lesson, we’ll learn how to use these linking verbs in English, in what situations to use them, and how to recognize them when we see them. It may appear difficult, but it’s much simpler than it seems. www.engvid.com...
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It seems to me that there's a contradiction in what you say.
Concerning the examples of the verb "BE", you say "he is (=) tall", talking about him, and the same thing for "he is (=) a teacher", talking about his profession, which means there's no difference between himself and his profession.
But concerning the examples of the verb "SEEM", you say the opposite. For the example "she seems nice", you speak about herself. But according to the examples of the verb "BE", both himself (tall) AND his job (teacher) are equals to "he", why you didn't say "she seems to be nice"? because "she seems" => "to be (=)" => "nice". If the correct way to say it is "she seems nice", and either "nice" (=tall) or "an executive" (=a teacher) refer to her, why you didn't say : "she seems married", "she seems an executive" like "she seems nice" ? rather than "she seems to be married", "she seems to be an executive".
But according to all your examples, I think the error (maybe I'm wrong, I'm not an English native speaker) is in the example "she seems nice", and he seems to me that it would be more appropriate to say "she seems to be nice" like all the other examples.
Please, could you explain me?
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Hello. Why don’t you use « became » instead of become ?
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Copular (in Portuguese) means to have a sexual intercourse. It's a more technical term. When I saw the title, I thought this video was going to be about you know what hahahaha
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Ah English has a similar word, "copulate".
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I was taught that we can not add " ing" to state verbs, and only action verbs can have "ing" at the end. But here i can see that we can have ing in state verbs when we want to imply the progression(becoming). I have a question. Do we have any other special cases. In the setences below : "i am having a good time", "You are being so mean", " i am thinking about you" , " are you seeing someone", are having", "being", " thinking" , " seeing" linking verbs or are they action verbs???
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Can we say, '' He has become rich'' instead of '' He is becoming rich''; or, both clauses are the same?
Thank you, sir, for this beautiful explanation. But still, I have genuine doubt about the be verb when we use it for the existence of a thing or something like," I wouldn't be who I am, " Is it a copula here? There is water. There is a little water in that pot. Can I say it is a linking verb to explain the qualities of the subject "there"?
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Im beginner in learning english. Anyone can help me for explaining the using of "to be" in linking verb "seems"? i dont know about "she seems nice" was describing she but "she seems to be married" was describing her situation. Thank You:)
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In Portuguese the word copula (with this exact spelling) is a scientific word to describe the sexual intercourse especially between animals. Nice, isn’t it?
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You said, " Flowers seem lovely."
Is lovely an adverb, isn't it??
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Why "She seems Married." is incorrect? And when it is okay to use "to be" form?
she has become too powerful.
Sir, you are saying the upper sentence is perfect tense, when we go to the structure it may be wrong because we should use third form of verb in a sentence, here is not the third you used.
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In the sentence"He is tall",could say that the word "tall" is a predicative adjective?
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Han Han 👨🏻🏫 Hello, Han. Mr Teacher here in England 🏴. There is some confusion about your examples. I can help you with them.
The first sentence should be like this - ‘It seems to be nice weather is on the way tomorrow ‘.
The second sentence is better like this - ‘My friend appears to have lost some of his motivation to learn English.’
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He is tall……………. Full stop
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"Are" is helping verb or linking verb?
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I get the rule, but I refuse to say, I am he/she. It is I/he/she, etc. Who talks like that?
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She seems (to be) nice. Do we need to use to be here? Hi Adam.
Maria Makinen 👨🏻🏫 Hello, Maria. Mr Teacher here in England 🏴. I have an answer to your question.
Both sentences are correct. The difference between them is quite subtle. In ‘She seems nice’ you are giving an opinion without any further evidence.
In ‘She seems to be nice’ your opinion is stronger, reflecting how she presents herself to you.
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Bacteria grew on the bread, and it turned moldy.
Which of them is linking verb...please .
"turned".
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