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Tdol

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'Be' is a verb not a class of verbs, IMO.;-)
 

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Could it refer to verbs like 'be': copula verbs? I've never heard the term and can't find it.;-)
 

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tdol said:
Could it refer to verbs like 'be': copula verbs? I've never heard the term and can't find it.;-)

Do you mean linking verbs like, seem, become, and so on?

Maybe "Be" is a North American term. :?:
 

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I did;I was trying to think of some group that might have that name, not that I've heard it.;-)
 
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