-connects the subject with a noun or adjective in the predicate
linking verb
give examples of common linking verbs
be, become, seem, appear, feel, taste, grow, look
-found in the predicate part of the sentence
-a noun that follows a linking verb
-renames the subject
predicate noun
-found in the predicate part of the sentence
-an adjective that follows the linking verb
-tells what the subject is like (describes)
predicate adjective