Apa itu Linking Verb?

Sebelum mengetahui apa itu linking verb, perhatikan contoh kalimat di bawah ini:

1.       The old man looks angry

2.       The old man looked at me angrily

Penjelasan:

Jika kita melihat dua kalimat di atas, pertama kalimat no 1. Kata (angry) mengacu/mendeskripsikan laki-laki tua. Kemudian,  kata sifat (angry) marah mengikuti kata (look) melihat.

Berbeda dengan kalimat no 2. Kata angrily (dengan marah) merupakan sebuah adverb of manner (kata keterangan). Kemudian, adverb (kata keterangan) menjelaskan verb(kata kerja) looked at (melihat). Adverb merupakan kata keterangan yang juga berfungsi sebagai penjelas kata kerja.

Dari contoh-contoh di atas, Linking Verb adalah sebuah kata kerja yang diikuti oleh sebuah adjective (kata sifat) dan juga adverb (kata keterangan).

Untuk memahami lebih dalam lagi, perhatikanlah rumusan berikut ini:

Subject + linking verb + adjective

Contoh: 

1.   The cake seems delicious

2.   My teacher looks beautiful

Berikut beberapa contoh kalimat dengan linking verbs:

1.      Jnono is excited about his examination. (linking verb-nya is ketemu adjective excited)

2.      Mr. Budi appears upset about his project. (linking verb -nya appears ketemu adjective upset)

3.      The T-shirt smell rotten. (Linking verb- nya smell ketemu adjective rotten)

4.      He looks very exhausted. (linking verb- nya looks ketemu adjective exhausted)

5.      The audience in auditorium fell silent when the key note speaker presents new topic. (Linking verb-nya fell ketemu adjective silent)

6.      Beni felt sleepy after eating the whole pizza. (Linking verb-nya felt ketemu adjective sleepy)

7.      The cinnamon rolls taste heavenly. (Linking verb-nya taste ketemu adverb heavenly)

8.      Parto and Parti are dismayed about the foreclosure (Linking verb-nya are ketemu adjective dismayed).

9.      Mr Kliwon became suspicious when he saw a new magic box. (Linking verb-nya became ketemu adjective suspicious)

10.  Mr Suparjo remains faithful, although it has been 5 years since he left. (Linking verb-nya remains ketemu adjective faithful).

Berikut ini beberapa  linking verbs.

-          Act

-          Appear

-          Has appeared

-          Should have appeared

-          Are

-          Are being

-          Be

-          Can be

-          Become

-          Does

-          Did

-          Feel

-          Taste

-          Felt

-          Is getting

-          Have

-          Have been

-          Grow

-          Grew

-          Is

-          Is being

-          Seem

-          Remain

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