Linking Verbs

A linking verb links, or connects, the subject with a noun, a pronoun, or an adjective in the predicate.

Ex. One of the apples was bruised.

Linking Verbs Formed From the Verb Be

am was being should be has been
are be would be was
is been must be were
will be may be being will have been

 

Other Linking Verbs

appear become feel
grow look remain
seem smell sound
stay taste turn