Linking verbs

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Linking verbs

[Voiceover] Hello, grammarians.

Today, we're talking about verbs and bears.

We had previously established at least one thing about the verb, and that was that it can show actions.

But today I'd like to introduce the idea that the verb can link ideas to one another.

In fact, we have this whole class of verbs that we call "linking verbs."

Or, if you want to call it something fancier, we call that "state of being verbs."

These linking verbs include all forms of the verb "to be," which I have handily written out for you.

So, I am, he is we are, be nice, they were being, they have been, he was, we were.

Now we use a linking verb when we want to connect one idea to another.

So what I'm gonna do is I'm gonna divide the screen in half between the action side and the state of being side, just to show you what I mean.

So we use action verbs to show what something does, whereas we use state of being verbs to show what something is.

So let's bring it back to this bear.

Let's think of an action for this bear to do.

What is a bear-like thing to do?

The bear eats a fish. That's an action.

That's something the bear is doing.

The bear is hungry, however, is not something that the bear is doing, it's something that the bear is.

So what "is" is doing here, is connecting the word hungry," to the word bear."

It's linking it.

Some verbs can be used both ways.

They can be used both as actions, and as linking verbs.

I'll show you an example of that.

You could say, "The bear looked at me."

Which is to say the bear is doing a thing, looking, at something, namely me.

But we could also say, using the same verb, "The bear looked lonely."

Now in this case, this is describing how the bear looks.

What the bear looks like.

This looking is not something the bear is doing, it is how the bear appears to a viewer.

So, "looked" is connecting lonely" to bear."

It is linking "lonely" to bear."

It is a linking verb.

By the same token, we could say, for an action, "The bear smells a person."

What is it smelling? A person.

But we could also say, "The bear smells like cinnamon."

Which, I grant you, is pretty unlikely.

Don't go smelling bears.

But what "smells" is doing here is connecting the idea of cinnamon, to the bear.

The bear isn't smelling the cinnamon, the bear smells like cinnamon.

And that's the difference between a linking very and an action verb.

A linking verb shows what something is, an action verb shows what something does.

So the bear is hungry, the bear looked lonely, the bear smells like cinnamon.

These all reflect something about what the bear is.

How it's being.

You can learn anything, David out.

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[Voiceover] Hello, grammarians.발음듣기

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Today, we're talking about verbs and bears.발음듣기

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We had previously established at least one thing about the verb, and that was that it can show actions.발음듣기

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But today I'd like to introduce the idea that the verb can link ideas to one another.발음듣기

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In fact, we have this whole class of verbs that we call "linking verbs."발음듣기

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Or, if you want to call it something fancier, we call that "state of being verbs."발음듣기

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These linking verbs include all forms of the verb "to be," which I have handily written out for you.발음듣기

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So, I am, he is we are, be nice, they were being, they have been, he was, we were.발음듣기

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Now we use a linking verb when we want to connect one idea to another.발음듣기

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So what I'm gonna do is I'm gonna divide the screen in half between the action side and the state of being side, just to show you what I mean.발음듣기

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So we use action verbs to show what something does, whereas we use state of being verbs to show what something is.발음듣기

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So let's bring it back to this bear.발음듣기

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Let's think of an action for this bear to do.발음듣기

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What is a bear-like thing to do?발음듣기

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The bear eats a fish. That's an action.발음듣기

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That's something the bear is doing.발음듣기

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The bear is hungry, however, is not something that the bear is doing, it's something that the bear is.발음듣기

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So what "is" is doing here, is connecting the word hungry," to the word bear."발음듣기

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It's linking it.발음듣기

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Some verbs can be used both ways.발음듣기

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They can be used both as actions, and as linking verbs.발음듣기

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I'll show you an example of that.발음듣기

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You could say, "The bear looked at me."발음듣기

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Which is to say the bear is doing a thing, looking, at something, namely me.발음듣기

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But we could also say, using the same verb, "The bear looked lonely."발음듣기

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Now in this case, this is describing how the bear looks.발음듣기

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What the bear looks like.발음듣기

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This looking is not something the bear is doing, it is how the bear appears to a viewer.발음듣기

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So, "looked" is connecting lonely" to bear."발음듣기

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It is linking "lonely" to bear."발음듣기

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It is a linking verb.발음듣기

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By the same token, we could say, for an action, "The bear smells a person."발음듣기

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What is it smelling? A person.발음듣기

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But we could also say, "The bear smells like cinnamon."발음듣기

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Which, I grant you, is pretty unlikely.발음듣기

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Don't go smelling bears.발음듣기

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But what "smells" is doing here is connecting the idea of cinnamon, to the bear.발음듣기

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The bear isn't smelling the cinnamon, the bear smells like cinnamon.발음듣기

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And that's the difference between a linking very and an action verb.발음듣기

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A linking verb shows what something is, an action verb shows what something does.발음듣기

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So the bear is hungry, the bear looked lonely, the bear smells like cinnamon.발음듣기

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These all reflect something about what the bear is.발음듣기

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How it's being.발음듣기

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You can learn anything, David out.발음듣기

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