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Read the sentence. We went to Phoenix, which is the capital of Arizona. What is the linking verb?

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The linking verb in this sentence is "is".

A linking verb is a verb that establishes a connection between the subject and the subject complement, which follows the verb and describes the subject. A linking verb does not describe an action. In this sentence, "is" is connecting "which", which refers to "Phoenix", with "the capital of Arizona", showing, in that way, a relationship between the two words.

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A linking verb, as the name itself says, is used to link, or to connect parts of a sentence. In this sentence, there are two verbs - went and is. However, went is not a linking verb but rather a main verb. This means that the linking verb is IS.
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