Main points
*Link verbs are used to join the subject with a complement.
*Link verbs can have adjectives, noun groups, or ‘to’- infinitive clauses as complements.
*You can use ‘it’ and ‘there’ as impersonal subjects with link verbs.
a) A small but important group of verbs are followed by a complement rather than an object. The complement tells you more about the subject. Verbs that take complements are called ‘link’ verbs.
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- I am proud of these people.
- She was getting too old to play tennis.
- They looked all right to me.
b) Link verbs often have adjectives as complements describing the subject.
- We felt very happy.
- He was the tallest in the room.
c) You can use link verbs with noun groups as complements to give your opinion about the subject.
- He’s not the right man for it.
- She seemed an ideal person to look after them.
You also use noun groups as complements after ‘be’, ‘become’, and ‘remain’ to specify the subject.
- He became a geologist.
- Promise by MPs remained just promises.
- This one is yours.
Note that you use object pronouns after ‘be’.
- It’s me again.
d) Some link verbs can have ‘to’- infinitive clauses as complements.
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- He appears to have taken my keys.
- She seemed to like me.
These verbs, and ‘remain’, can also be followed by ‘to be’ and a complement.
- Mary seemed to be asleep.
- His new job proved to be a challenge.
e) You can use ‘it’ and ‘there’ as impersonal subjects with link verbs.
- It seems silly not to tell him.
- There appears to have been a mistake.
You can use ‘be’ with some abstract nouns as the subject, followed by a ‘that’- clause or a ‘to’- infinitive clauses the complement.
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- The answer is that they are not interested in it.
- The idea was to spend more money on training.
Some can only have a ‘that’- clause.
conclusion fact reason thought explanation feeling report understanding - The fact is that I can’t go to the party.
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