Question

Which of the following sentences contains a linking verb?

A. Pahom buys a farm.

B. Pahom is unhappy.

C. Pahom moves again.

D. Pahom dies.

Answer 1

The correct answer is B, as the verb to be (in this case, "is") acts as a linking verb in the sentence.

The linking verb is a type of verb (to be) that some languages possess to construct the so-called nominal preaching of the subject of a sentence: the subject joins with this verb a compulsory complement called attribute that usually determines some property, state or equivalence thereof, for example.

Answer 2

B is the correct answer. The verb 'to be’ is a linking verb as it links the subject with a an adjectival predicate that describes the subject. In this case, it links Pahom with the state of being unhappy.