Find all School-related info fast with the new School-Specific MBA Forum
Learn more about the recent changes... close

It is currently 19 May 2013, 09:18
Customize  |  Hide

Search
Register
New posts
Unanswered

GMAT Grammar Book: Linking Verbs

  Question banks Downloads My Bookmarks Reviews  
  Oldest Best Reply
Search for:
 
Print view
First unread post
Author Message
1 KUDOS received
CIO
CIO
Joined: 02 Oct 2007
Posts: 1261
Followers: 75

Kudos [?]: 505 [1] , given: 334

GMAT ToolKit User GMAT Tests User
GMAT Grammar Book: Linking Verbs [#permalink] New post 28 Jun 2010, 04:59
1
This post received
KUDOS

LINKING VERBS

This post is a part of [GMAT GRAMMAR BOOK]

created by: bb
edited by: dzyubam



A verb that can be immediately followed by an adjective is called a linking verb. The adjective that follows the verb describes the subject of the sentence. The verb “links” the adjective to the subject it describes.
Common verbs which are followed by an adjective are given below.

  • be*
  • feel, look, smell, sound, taste
  • appear, seem
  • become (also the verbs get, turn, and grow when they mean “become”)

*NOTE: The verb be can also be used as an auxiliary (is watching), to link a noun with the main subject (Jack is a professional), or to link a prepositional phrase to the main subject (Jack is at the office). It is only considered a linking verb when it is used to link an adjective to the main subject (Jack is intelligent).

Examples of linking verbs:

This pie tastes delicious.
Jeff became frightened when he saw the snake.
The weather turned cold overnight.
Ellen feels confident about the competition.
Grandma’s breakfast smells delicious.




Think something is missing? Let us know - Help Improve GMAT Club's Grammar Book Project!
This post is a part of [GMAT GRAMMAR BOOK]
Kaplan GMAT Prep Discount CodesKnewton GMAT Discount CodesManhattan GMAT Discount Codes
GMAT Grammar Book: Linking Verbs   [#permalink] 28 Jun 2010, 04:59
    Similar topics Author Replies Last post
Similar
Topics:
 Popular new posts 6 EXPERTS_POSTS_IN_THIS_TOPIC GMAT Grammar Book: Nouns dzyubam 21 24 Jun 2010, 04:50
Popular new posts 6 GMAT Grammar Book: Verbs dzyubam 12 28 Jun 2010, 01:48
New posts 5 GMAT Grammar Book: Subject/Verb Agreement & Placement dzyubam 5 06 Jul 2010, 05:18
New posts 1 GMAT Grammar Book: Causative Verbs dzyubam 3 20 Aug 2010, 15:29
New posts 2 GMAT Grammar Book: Modal Auxiliary Verbs dzyubam 7 07 Sep 2010, 15:18
Display posts from previous: Sort by

GMAT Grammar Book: Linking Verbs

  Question banks Downloads My Bookmarks Reviews  
Print view
First unread post

Moderators: metallicafan, rajeevrks27, Zarrolou, souvik101990, PTK, MacFauz, noboru, kissthegmat, carcass, willigetmylifeback, mikemcgarry, doe007, Vercules, Legendaddy, tuanquang269, RaviChandra, Marcab

Search for:


GMAT Club MBA Forum Home| About| Privacy Policy| Terms and Conditions| GMAT Club Rules| Contact| Sitemap

Powered by phpBB © phpBB Group and phpBB SEO

Kindly note that the GMAT® test is a registered trademark of the Graduate Management Admission Council®, and this site has neither been reviewed nor endorsed by GMAC®.

Main navigation

GMAT Resources

Partners

MBA Resources

www.gmac.com|www.mba.com