Linking Verb: Definition, Examples, Sentences, and List

Linking Verb

The linking verb is a verb used to represent a subject by connecting it to a predicate adjective, and also it shows several links between the subject and the object in a sentence. It does not show any actions and is called the state of being type verbs.

The verbs from the be form are called the linking verbs, which contain the five senses too.

For examples

• Are, am, is, was, were, etc.
• Feel, smell, taste, hear, look, respectively.

Examples of Linking Verbs are in Sentences

1. They all are hunting in the forest.
2. This student sounds crazy among the whole class.
3. I am Robert Downey, Junior.
4. The sky appears blue after the rain.
5. He was working in the hospital.
6. The perfume smells so attractive.
7. They were not allowed updated 
8. They are cooking food for the evening’s program.
9. The smell of the water is like this.
10. The sound of the horn of a car is listenable.
11. The pollution from vehicles is dangerous.
12. The taste of the mango pickle is sour.
13. He shall be waiting for the bus near the bus-stand.
14. It smells very delicious from the kitchen.
15. She seems very tired today.
16. We were the cricket champions for the past few years.
17. The task remains incomplete after four days of work.
18. He feels sick during the lectures.
19. The sculpture looks gigantic.
20. The principal’s words are absolutely correct.

List of linking Verbs

1. Be
2. Being
3. Am
4. Is
5. Are
6. Was
7. Were
8. Shall be
9. Will be
10. Smell
11. Taste
12. Sound
13. Seem
14. Remain
15. Look
16. Grow
17. Feel
18. Become
19. Appear
20. Prove
21. Should be
22. Would be
23. Can be
24. Could be
25. Has been
26. Have been
27. Had been
28. Shall have been
29. Will have been
30. Should have been
31. Would have been
32. Could have been

More Types of Verb

• Transitive Verb
• Intransitive Verb
• Finite Verb