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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Linking verbs Misuse
I know that linking verbs must be followed by a predicate noun, predicate pronoun, or predicate adjective; these are linked back to the subject to rename or describe.
How does one explain commonly spoken and written sentences, like the following, that use a linking verb that is not followed with a predicate word: John is here.
(John is the subject, the linking verb = is. "Here" answers the question "where," and would be a modifier of an action verb. Since "is" does not fit the definition of an action verb, is this sentence considered wrong, or is it acceptable even though it is grammatically incorrect? Or is it really grammatically incorrect?
How does one explain commonly spoken and written sentences, like the following, that use a linking verb that is not followed with a predicate word: John is here.
(John is the subject, the linking verb = is. "Here" answers the question "where," and would be a modifier of an action verb. Since "is" does not fit the definition of an action verb, is this sentence considered wrong, or is it acceptable even though it is grammatically incorrect? Or is it really grammatically incorrect?
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In "John is here," the verb "is" is considered a full verb = to exist, to be located, to occur, to occupy a space, etc. "
- In "John is here," the verb "is" is considered a full verb = to exist, to be located, to occur, to occupy a space, etc.
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In "John is here," the verb "is" is considered a full verb = to exist, to be located, to occur, to occupy a space, etc. For example: Shakespeare's famous "To be or not to be."
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