The Linking Verb | Grammar Bytes!

Linking verbs do not express action. Instead, they connect the
subject of the verb to
additional information about that subject.

Read these examples:

Keila is a shopaholic.

Ising isn’t something that Keila
can do. Is connects the subject,
Keila, to additional information about
her, that she will soon have a huge credit card bill to pay.

During the afternoon, my cats
are content to nap on the couch.

Areing isn’t something that
cats can do. Are connects
the subject, cats, to something said
about them, that they enjoy sleeping on the furniture.

After drinking the old milk, Vladimir
turned green.

Turned connects the subject,
Vladimir, to something said about him,
that he needed to find a bathroom quickly.

A five-item quiz seems
impossibly long after a night of no studying.

Seems connects the subject,
a five-item quiz, to something said
about it, that its difficulty depends on preparation, not length.

Irene always feels
sleepy after pigging out on pizza from Antonio’s.

Feels connects the subject,
Irene, to her state of being, sleepiness.