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Hello homies! Seperti kita tau untuk membuat kalimat setidaknya kita membutuhkan subject dan juga verb. Nah terkait dengan kata kerja ada beberapa bentuk dari kata kerja yaitu action verb, linking verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb, etc. Dari sekian banyak bentuk dari kata kerja kali ini kita akan membahas tentang Linking verb.
Apa itu Linking Verb?
Linking verb adalah kata kerja yang menghubungkan subject dengan informasi atau deskripsi yang di sebut subject complement. Subject complement bisa berupa noun, kata ganti, adjective atau prepositional phrase. Dengan kata lain linking verb berfungsi menjelaskan keadaan subject.
Jenis-jenis Dari Linking Verb
- Verb of Sensation
Linking verb yang berkaitan dengan panca indera.
Verb of sensation | Sentence example |
Feel | I feel happy after invited to the fancy party. (Saya merasa senang setelah diundang ke pesta mewah.) |
Look | He looks angry when we are talking about his parents. (Dia terlihat marah ketika kita berbicara tentang orang tuanya.) |
Sound | That idea sounds good. (Ide itu terdengar bagus.) |
Smell | Your perfume smells really nice. (Parfummu baunya sangat enak.) |
taste | My mom’s chicken curry tastes delicious. (Kari ayam ibuku rasanya enak.) |
Seem | The movie seems scary. I don’t want to watch it. (Film ini tampak menakutkan. Saya tidak ingin menontonnya.) |
appear | He appears sad in the meeting. (Dia tampak sedih dalam pertemuan itu.) |
- Verb of Being
Linking verb yang berkaitan dengan adanya perubahan pada keadaan subject.
Verb of Being | Sentence example |
Act | She acted cool but it was just a cover up. (Dia bertingkah keren tapi itu hanya usaha untuk menutup-nutupi.) |
Become | She becomes more sensitive after getting older. (Dia menjadi lebih sensitif setelah bertambah tua.) |
Grow | Our mango tree grows slow. (Pohon mangga kami tumbuh lambat.) |
Turn | After coming back from America, he turns into different person. (Setelah kembali dari Amerika, ia berubah menjadi orang yang berbeda.) |
Go | My little brother makes me go crazy with his behaviour. (Adik laki-laki saya membuat saya gila dengan perilakunya.) |
Get | His condition is getting worse after the incident. (Kondisinya semakin parah setelah kejadian tersebut.) |
- Linking Verb Be
Linking verb be digunakan untuk menyatakan keadaan, keberadaan, dan menjelaskan subject.
Present Tense | |
Linking verb be | Sentence example |
Is | – Intan is the one and only girl in her family. (Intan adalah satu-satunya gadis di keluarganya.) |
Am | – I am at the library now. (Saya di perpustakaan sekarang.) |
Are | – They are tired of waiting for the bus. (Mereka lelah menunggu bus. ) |
Past Tense | |
Linking Verb | Sentence example |
Was | – she was the winner of science competition last year. ( Dia adalah pemenang kompetisi sains tahun lalu) |
Were | -They were calm in their first meeting . (Mereka tenang di pertemuan pertama mereka.) |
Quiz:
Find the linking verb in the sentence:
Results
#1. Dave was the star player on the basketball team
#2. She sounded happy when she called me
#3. She felt sad because of the news.
#4. At the top of the mountain, they appeared happy.
#5. Ana’s brothers were very polite.
#6. I am the fastest runner on the team.
#7. At the age of 60, she went blind in one eye
#8. At the top of the mountain, they appeared happy.
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References:
– Linking Verb: Pengertian, Jenis, dan Contoh Kalimat – Visitpare.com
– Linking Verbs: Definition and Examples | Grammarly
– Linking Verb: Pengertian dan Contoh Kalimat Bahasa Inggris (wordsmile.com)
