2007-03-21 14:11:10 · 4 answers · asked by blackstarssjmisticgohan 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
A helping verb is a word that comes before an action verb part of the verb phrase.
Example: Lisa can eat lots of pie.
The verb phrase is "can eat". The helping verb is "can".
The most common helping verbs are:
am
can
will
is
was
were
have
has
had
A linking verb is a verb that is not an action; it is something that cannot be preformed. It only connects the subject to the predicate. An adjective or predicate noun almost always follows a linking verb. Different from the helping verb, AN ACTION VERB DOES NOT FOLLOW THEM.
Example: Kira is sick.
"Is" is the verb. Since "is" cannot be done (Kira can't do "is"), it is a linking verb.
Here are the most common linking verbs:
is
am
was
are
turned
seems
grows
feels
proves
remains
2007-03-21 14:34:27 · answer #1 · answered by Squeegee Beckingheim :-) 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't really know, they are just the same meaning but have the different spelling since they have the same meaning
2007-03-21 21:21:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Prolific just about nailed it.
2007-03-21 22:07:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
im not sure but you should try wikipedia.org and tekmom.com the might help
2007-03-21 21:15:52 · answer #4 · answered by SkyferMcFLY 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋