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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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What are sensing verbs and how are they similar to linking verbs?
  

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To say that something looks good - sounds good - feels good - works very much the same as saying that it is good. Also "seems good," etc.

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  • To say that something looks good - sounds good - feels good - works very much the same as saying that it is good.
  • Also "seems good," etc.
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To say that something looks good - sounds good - feels good - works very much the same as saying that it is good.

Also "seems good," etc.
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AnonymousWhat are sensing verbs and how are they similar to linking verbs?

I admit I had never heard of "sensing verbs" before, but I checked the Internet and found a definition:

Sensing verbs are verbs that tell you what a person is thinking or feeling:

She likes apple pie.

I think she is beautiful.

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MarkroeA linking verb gives us details about the subject of the sentence without performing any action: is, am, are, wee, will, do, can, be, and many others.

Sorry, I made a mistake: "wee" should be "were."
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MarkroeShe likes apple pie.
I think she is beautiful.
Hi, Markroe.
These two may well be sensing verbs, but I don't think they're the sort that work like linking verbs -
at least, not in your examples.
I'm quite sure that "likes," in "She likes apple pie," is a transitive verb, taking a direct object.

I may have it wrong.
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Avangi
MarkroeShe likes apple pie.
I think she is beautiful.
Hi, Markroe.
These two may well be sensing verbs, but I don't think they're the sort that work like linking verbs -
at least, not in your examples.
I'm quite sure that "likes," in "She likes apple pie," is a transitive verb, taking a direct object.
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