Linking Verbs

Linking verbs connect a noun (or pronoun) to words that describe it, expressing a state of being or a condition.

We are right about that; don't sound so skeptical.

Examples

  • become
  • remain
  • stay
  • seem
  • grow
  • feel
  • smell
  • sound
  • taste
  • look
  • and forms of the verb be (is, are, was, were, being, been)

Examples