Linking Verbs Sentences. They are called "linking" verbs because they link the subject of the sentence to a word or phrase in the predicate that renames or describes the subject (tells us more about the subject's "state of being"). A linking verb differs from an action verb as it In the sentence, is is the linking verb that connects the complement the boss to the subject she.
Linking verb connects a subject to a verb in a sentence in order to show the action that is being done. However, some verbs can be linking verbs or non-linking verbs depending on the context. They link the subject to a noun or adjective.
They make a statement by linking things, as opposed to showing any kind of action.
Some verbs are ALWAYS linking verbs because they never describe an action.
For example, in the sentence, Malcom is drawing a picture. These verbs do not express an action that. In each of the sentences, the linking verb is underlined.