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Believer Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

linking verbs and stative verbs

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00I think the understanding is that when you have a linking verb, what comes after that is an adjective and not an adverb. 02br
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00He feels bad. -- Not, he feels badly.02br
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00Can you tell me if linking verbs and stative verbs are the same? Maybe one includes the other? 0-
  

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02br 00They're different according to their definitions:02br 00- A linking verb is a verb link the relationship between subject and subject complement. )02br 00- A stative verb is a verb that expresses a state rather than action ( Differ from dynamic verbs which refer to actions). 02br 02br 00I believe they're similar since most of linking verbs are stative verbs.

  • 02br 00They're different according to their definitions:02br 00- A linking verb is a verb link the relationship between subject and subject complement.
  • )02br 00- A stative verb is a verb that expresses a state rather than action ( Differ from dynamic verbs which refer to actions).
  • 02br 02br 00I believe they're similar since most of linking verbs are stative verbs.
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0 01font00Hi,02br
00They're not really the same, and no one really includes the other.02br
00I think linking verbs and stative verbs are 2 separate categories, but they're also 2 similar groups.02br
00They're different according to their definitions:02br
00- A linking verb is a verb link the relationship between subjec
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Hi,

I still wonder about how to use the stative verb and the linking verb if both of them are similar like this?

One more, I want you to show me how different from action verb and linking verb with example include.
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Hello! everybody...

U must be the one who can help me! I wonder how many state verb and linking verb. give me all that words.

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"If you're confused, there's a small test to make sure if a verb is a linking verb or a stative verb, that is if the verb can only be followed by one of these: a noun phrase, an adjective, or a prepositional phrase, and not the others, then it's not a linking verb"

I think you meant

"........then IT IS A LINKING VERB"

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