Linking verb between a subject and its complement

Some languages, such as Russian and Turkish, do not use linking verbs (is, are, was, were) between subjects and complements (nouns or adjectives that rename or describe the subject). Every English sentence, however, must include a verb.

Exercise: Omissions and repetitions 1

Exercise: Omissions and repetitions 2

Exercise: Sentence structure 1

Exercise: Sentence structure 2

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Linking verbs and subject complements

linking verb A verb that links a subject to a subject complement, a word or word group that renames or describes the subject. Linking verbs are be, am, is, are, was, were, being, been; also appear, become, feel, grow, look, make, seem, smell, sound, taste.

subject Grammatically, a word or word group that names who or what a sentence is about.

complement A word that follows a linking verb and renames the subject (subject complement) or that follows and renames a direct object (object complement).