linking verb

Noun

Meaning

an equating verb (such as `be' or `become') that links the subject with the complement of a sentence

Source: WordNet

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Examples

Tamil does not have a copula (a linking verb equivalent to the word is). Source: Internet

These verbs precede nouns or adjectives in a sentence, which become predicate nouns and predicate adjectives similar to those that function with a linking verb. Source: Internet

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