[{"_1":2,"_78":-5,"_79":-5},"loaderData",{"_3":4},"lang-word",{"_5":6,"_21":22,"_67":68,"_73":74},"entry",{"_7":8,"_9":8,"_10":-5,"_11":12,"_13":14,"_15":16,"_17":18,"_19":20},"headword","linking","slug","pronunciation","type","adjective","complexity","simple","totalCollocations",1,"avgFrequency",8.5,"languageVariants",[],"categories",[23],{"_24":25,"_9":26,"_27":28},"name","ADJECTIVE + NOUN","adjective-noun","collocations",[29],{"_30":31,"_32":33,"_9":34,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":40,"_44":45,"_66":-5},"collocation","verb","phrase","linking verb","linking-verb","usage","A type of verb that connects a subject with its complement, such as 'be', 'seem', or 'become'.","label","","frequency",{"_41":18,"_42":43},"score","perMillion",25,"examples",[46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63,64,65],"The most common linking verb in English is 'to be'.","'Be' is the most common linking verb in English.","Understanding what a linking verb does is crucial for proper sentence structure.","The word 'seem' functions as a linking verb in this particular sentence.","'Seem' is a linking verb that connects the subject to an adjective or noun.","Understanding linking verbs is crucial for analyzing sentence structure accurately.","Identifying a linking verb helps you distinguish it from an action verb.","Many sensory verbs, like 'feel' or 'smell', can also act as linking verbs depending on context.","A linking verb doesn't express an action, but rather a state of being or condition.","A linking verb does not express an action but connects the subject to a description or an identity.","She learned that 'become' is also considered a linking verb.","Identify the linking verb and its subject complement in the given examples.","In this sentence, 'appears' functions as a linking verb.","She became a doctor, where 'became' serves as the linking verb connecting 'she' to 'doctor'.","Grammar students often confuse linking verbs with transitive verbs.","The soup tasted delicious; 'tasted' here is clearly a linking verb, not an action verb.","He used a linking verb to describe the subject's characteristic.","He remained silent throughout the meeting, with 'remained' functioning as a linking verb.","The teacher explained the concept of a linking verb clearly.","Can you differentiate between a transitive verb, an intransitive verb, and a linking verb?","translation","relatedEntries",{"_69":70,"_71":72},"asSubject",[],"asObject",[],"serverTranslations",{"_34":75},{"_32":76,"_35":77},"فعل ربط","فعل يربط الفاعل بكلمة أو عبارة تصفه (مثال: 'be', 'seem').","actionData","errors"]