Link Verbs 系动词
Link Verbs 系动词
How do I use link verbs like the verb 'to be'. I mean when are they used before a 'real' verb – for example is it "Italy shaped like a boot" or "Italy is shaped like a boot". Which one is right? I think both are.
Michael from China
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Link verbs are used to connect a subject to an adjective. There are different link verbs and their uses can cause confusion.
In this week's Q and A Callum and Li explain how linked verbs work and hopefully helps answer a question from one of our listeners.
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