Linking verbs do not express action.

Instead, they connect the subject of

the verb to additional information about the subject.
Example:

Mother is cooking breakfast.

Dogs and cats are common pets at home.
Imelda seems afraid of the dark.

Action verb patterns use one of the many action verbs as the main verb in
the sentence. The action verb may be either transitive (take a direct object)
or intransitive (not take a direct object).

The tiger jumps on its prey.

Mother buys fruits in the market.
Troy plans to go abroad.

Auxiliary Verbs are the verbs be, do, have, will when they are followed by
another verb (the full verb) in order to form a question, a negative sentence,
a compound tense or the passive.

Angela will sing in the program.

Grandmother and Grandfather have visited us last vacation.
Jericho and Jessa do dance in the competition.

Transitive verbs are action verbs that have an object to receive that action.
In the first sentence above, the direct object ball received the action of the
verb hit.

I baked some cookies.

I rode the bicycle.
I moved the chair.

Intransitive verbs are action verbs but unlike transitive verbs, they do not
have an object receiving the action.

I laughed.
I cried.
The fruit fell.

1. NP1 + V-be + ADV/TP

The verb of being is followed by an adverb indicating where or when.

My relatives are in Boracay.

Grandfather is here.

2. NP1 + V-be + ADJ

The verb of being is followed by an adjective that functions as the
subjective complement.

His voice was quite sweet.

Our teacher was in good mood today.

3. NP1 + V-be + NP1

The verb of being is followed by a noun that functions as the subjective complement

Mr. Albert has been the supervisor for three years.

Lucy was our maid for seventeen years.

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