Pengertian Linking Verb
Linking Verb, disebut juga incomplete intransitive verb, adalah kata kerja intransitif (yang tidak membutuhkan objek) dan ketika ditulis S + V-nya maknanya belum bisa dipahami, Karena itulah linking verb membutuhkan complement berupa adjective (kata sifat), noun (kata benda) atau adverb (kata keterangan) setelahnya yang disebut subjective complement.
Berikut ini adalah certain common Linking Verbs (16):
| Linking Verb | Meaning | Complement | Example |
| Appear | Nampak | Adjective | She appears sad. LV C |
| Be | Sesuai konteks | Adjective | My sister is happy. |
| Noun (Phrase) | I am a teacher. | ||
| Adverb | They are here. | ||
| Become | Menjadi | Adjective | He becomes depressed. |
| Noun (Phrase) | She becomes a teacher. | ||
| Feel | Terasa | Adjective | She felt proud of her children. |
| Get | Menjadi | Adective | Her boss got angry. |
| Noun (Phrase) | You are getting a big girl now. | ||
| Grow | Menjadi | Adjective | He grows older. |
| Keep | Tetap | Adjective | This coffee keeps warm. |
| Look | Nampak | Adjective | You look handsome. |
| Prove | Terbukti | Adjective | The rumor proved true. |
| Remain | Tetap | Adjective | She remains silent. |
| Noun (Phrase) | She remains a widow. | ||
| Seem | Nampak | Adjective | They seem pleasent. |
| Noun (Phrase) | She seems a reasonable person. | ||
| Smell | Berbau | Adjective | The food smells good. |
| Sound | Terdengar | Adjective | Their excuse sounded reasonable. |
| Noun (Phrase) | That sounds a great idea. | ||
| Stay | Tetap | Adjective | He stays calm. |
| Taste | Terasa | Adjective | The food tastes good |
| Turn | Menjadi | Adjective | She turned pale. |
| Noun | He turns trailor. |
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