Linking verb
Template:Short description Template:About In traditional grammar and guide books, a linking verb is a verb that describes the subject by connecting it to a predicate adjective or predicate noun (collectively known as subject complements).<ref name=Lester>Template:Cite book</ref>
Linking verbs include copulas such as the English verb be and its various forms, as well as verbs of perception such as look, sound, or taste and some other verbs that describe the subject, such as seem, become, or remain.<ref name="Lester" /> In addition to predicate adjectives and predicate nouns,<ref name="Lester" /> English allows for predicate prepositional phrases as well: John is behind the cocktail cabinet.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
The following sentences include linking verbs.
- Roses are red.
- The detective felt sick.
- The soup tasted weird.
- Frankenstein's monster resembles a zombie.
- He quickly grew tired.
- You are becoming a nuisance.