Linking verb overlap
Some linking verbs can be used as action verb. I know they will confuse me sometimes.
Today, I have a test with a single sentence: My son grows taller everyday.
I thought "grows" was action verb which describes something developing it own but it turned out "grows" was linking verb.
Please someone helps me with this case.
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My son grows [ taller everyday]. Yes, "grow" is one of the verbs (your linking verbs) that can take a predicative complement, which is what the bracketed comparative adjective phrase is. "Grow" here is a verb of becoming, and hence the complement is known as a resultative one.
- My son grows [ taller everyday].
- Yes, "grow" is one of the verbs (your linking verbs) that can take a predicative complement, which is what the bracketed comparative adjective phrase is.
- "Grow" here is a verb of becoming, and hence the complement is known as a resultative one.
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My son grows [taller everyday].
Yes, "grow" is one of the verbs (your linking verbs) that can take a predicative complement, which is what the bracketed comparative adjective phrase is.
"Grow" here is a verb of becoming, and hence the complement is known as a resultative one.
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