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Tkacka15 Posted 8 years ago
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Is proving difficult

Convincing them is proving difficult.

Is is a linking verb or an operator in the sentence above?

  

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What is your definition of "operator"? I would call it an auxiliary verb, forming the present continuous tense "is proving".

  • What is your definition of "operator"?
  • I would call it an auxiliary verb, forming the present continuous tense "is proving".
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What is your definition of "operator"? I would call it an auxiliary verb, forming the present continuous tense "is proving".

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tkacka15Is is a linking verb or an operator in the sentence above?

It would not be a contradiction to call it either one or the other.

'be' is a linking verb, and 'be' is an operator.

CJ

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