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link·ing verb: noun
link verb: noun

link·ing verb [ˈlɪŋkɪŋ-] N LING

linking verb

Kopula f

link verb N

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link verb LING

Kopula f

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A subject complement (variously called a predicative expression, predicative, predicate noun or adjective, or complement) appears in a predicate with a linking verb (also called a copula). en.wikipedia.org

The predicate can be an intransitive verb, a transitive verb followed by a direct object, a linking verb followed by a predicate nominative, etc. en.wikipedia.org

The subject and predicative nominal must be connected by a linking verb, also called a copula. en.wikipedia.org

You're missing like three words in that sentence, including a linking verb. mashable.com

While subject complements describe or modify the subject of a linking verb, object complements describe or modify nouns in the predicate, typically direct or indirect objects, or objects of adpositions. en.wikipedia.org

The comparison is made by using the copula or linking verb is or its negative is not. en.wikipedia.org

Common linking verbs include "seem", "become", "appear", "look", and "remain". en.wikipedia.org

But with a linking verb, you are describing your state -- good, bad, purple, in a hurry, whatever. www.gizmodo.com.au

But what these folks are forgetting is that the verb "to be" is a linking verb. www.gizmodo.com.au

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