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copular verbs??
Hello my teachers......
What are the copular verbs?
With example :?
Thanks..... :wink:
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Re: copular verbs??

Originally Posted by
ESL-lover Hello my teachers......
What are the
copular verbs?
With example :?
Thanks..... :wink:
Go here: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=copular
They are married.
He is sad.
I feel good.
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Re: copular verbs??
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Re: copular verbs??
It can't take a direct or indirect object.Is this right?
What about these examples:
Our teacher became angry.
Your sister seems upset.
All the players felt very tired after the game.
That sounds great.
Thank you,,,,,,, :wink:
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They're copula verbs, too. Here's a short list. It also seems to be spelled two ways, with or without an R at the end.
http://www.usingenglish.com/glossary/copula-verb.html
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Re: copular verbs??
copular verb (or copula)
A verb, such as a form of be or seem, that identifies the predicate of a sentence with the subject. Also called linking verb.
(From Dictionary.com)
Also:
A copula(R) verb is a verb that connects the subject to the complement. They are sometimes called linking verbs.
From: http://www.usingenglish.com/glossary/copula-verb.html
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The principal copular (linking) verbs:
Be; Look; Feel; Taste; Smell; Sound; Seem; Appear; Get; Become; Grow; Stay; Keep; Turn; Prove; Go; Remain; Resemble; Run; Lie
From: http://www.usingenglish.com/glossary/copula-verb.html
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Re: copular verbs??

Originally Posted by
ESL-lover It can't take a direct or indirect object.Is this right?
What about these examples:
Our teacher
became angry.
Your sister
seems upset.
All the players
felt very tired after the game.
That
sounds great.
Thank you,,,,,,, :wink:
Become strikes me as a slightly odd copula verb because it does more than just link, but acts on the subject denoting a process or change of some sort.
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Re: copular verbs??
Copular verbs.
Appear, Be (Am, Are, Is),
Become, Feel,
Get, Go, Grow, Keep,
Lie, Look, Prove, Remain,
Resemble, Run, Seem, Smell,
Sound, Stay, Taste, Turn.
http://www.usingenglish.com/glossary/copula-verb.html
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