Linking Verb or Action Verb?

By -Elizabeth D. Andres






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Linking Verb means an action word that connects the topic (Subject) to a Noun, to a Pronoun, or to an Adjective.

The most common Linking Verbs are the Be-Verbs in their many forms, Am, Is, Are, Was, Was, Were, Been, and Being.

 Let’s take a look at the following examples:

 Mark is smart.

The Be-Verb IS connects or links the Subject (Mark) to the Adjective Smart.

I am a model. The Be-Verb am connects the subject I to the noun model.

The soldiers are brave and strong. The Be-Verb are connects the subject (Soldiers) to the Adjective strong.

There are other linking verbs, however, that are popularly used. In this post, I would like to discuss these first five linking verbs, because sometimes, they function as a linking verb and sometimes, they also function as an action verb, depending on their position in the sentence.

An Action Verb, as the name suggests, is a verb that is performed or done by the subject.

Here are the Top Five Verbs that can function both as Linking Verbs and Action Verbs.

Feel

Look

Smell

Sound

Taste

 

This is how each of them is used as a Linking Verb.

Jennifer feels confident that she will get a good score in her exam.

This birthday cake looks so yummy. Did you bake it or did you buy it?

The pancake smells burned. Maybe you did not flip it on time.

Your singing voice sounds awful. Please stop singing now.

After failing to reach the summit of Mt. Everest two times, Mr. Jack finally succeeded in climbing the said mountain. This achievement tastes so sweet to him.

 

As Action Verbs

Jake raised his right hand and felt the big lump on his head. He was scared.

Look at those mountains over there. We’re going there to hunt some wild chickens.

I smelled the cheese and I knew right away that it had gone bad.

Could you please sound the bell? (Hit it and make it produce a sound.)

Taste this avocado from the Philippines. It’s the yummiest avocado I have ever tasted.

 

JAPANESE TRANSLATION BY GOOGLE

 

リンク動詞またはアクション動詞？

動詞のリンクとは、トピック（主語）を名詞、代名詞、または形容詞に接続するアクションワードを意味します。

最も一般的なリンク動詞は、Am、Is、Are、Was、Was、Were、Been、Beingなどのさまざまな形のBe-Verbです。

次の例を見てみましょう。

Mark is smart.

 Be-Verb ISは、主語（マーク）を形容詞スマートに接続またはリンクします。

I am a model.

Be-Verb amは、主語Iを名詞モデルに接続します。

The soldiers are brave and strong.

Be-Verbは、主語（兵士）を形容詞の強者に接続します。

 ただし、一般的に使用されている他のリンク動詞があります。この投稿では、これらの最初の5つのリンク動詞について説明します。これは、文中の位置によっては、リンク動詞として機能する場合と、アクション動詞として機能する場合があるためです。

アクション動詞は、その名前が示すように、主語によって実行または実行される動詞です。

リンク動詞とアクション動詞の両方として機能できる上位5つの動詞を次に示します。

 Feel

Look

Smell

Sound

Taste

 これは、それらのそれぞれがリンク動詞として使用される方法です。

 Jennifer feels confident that she will get a good score in her exam.

This birthday cake looks so yummy. Did you bake it or did you buy it?

The pancake smells burned. Maybe you did not flip it on time.

Your singing voice sounds awful. Please stop singing now.

After failing to reach the summit of Mt. Everest two times, Mr. Jack finally succeeded in climbing the said mountain. This achievement tastes so sweet to him.

 

アクション動詞として

Jake raised his right hand and felt the big lump on his head. He was scared.

Look at those mountains over there. We’re going there to hunt some wild chickens.

I smelled the cheese and I knew right away that it had gone bad.

Could you please sound the bell? (Hit it and make it produce a sound.)

Taste this avocado from the Philippines. It’s the yummiest avocado I have ever tasted.

 

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