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.

Example sentence with editing. Original sentence: Jim intelligent. Revised sentence: Jim is intelligent. Explanation: The verb “is” has been inserted.

Exercises:

Omissions and repetitions 1

Omissions and repetitions 2

Sentence structure 1

Sentence structure 2

Related topic:

Linking verbs and subject complements