LINK VERBS
One and the same verb can be both a link verb and a notional verb according to its function in the sentence. While serving as link verbs, notional verbs lose or change their lexical meaning. Compare:
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| Infinitive
| Link Verb
| Notional Verb
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| to be
| Mary is a student.
| She is in London now.
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| to look
| She looked happy.
| She looked at her friend.
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| to feel
| Mary felt well.
| He felt her hand on his shoulder.
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| to get
| He got tired of sitting.
| He got a letter from home.
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| to grow
| He is growing old.
| She is growing vegetables.
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| to turn
| She turned pale.
| He turned round the corner.
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| to come
| His dream has come true.
| We come home late.
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| to become
| She became nervous.
| He became a doctor.
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| to keep
| She kept silent.
| She kept her letters in a drawer.
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| to make
| She will make a good teacher.
| She will make a tasty cake.
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| to appear
| She appeared excited.
| She appeared in the room.
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| to remain
| He remained silent.
| She remained at home.
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| to smell
| The cake smelled nice.
| She smelled the rose.
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| to taste
| The cake tasted delicious.
| He tasted the cake.
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| to sound
| (giving impression) Her voice on the phone sounded strange.
| (producing a sound) The fireman sounded the alarm loudly.
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| to seem
| She seems happy.
| It seems to me that it’s true.
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LINK VERBS + ADJECTIVES
Link verbsare never followed by adverbs, only by adjectives. Russian and Ukrainian learners often make mistakes in the following:
- Мне холодно. (adverb) - I am cold. (adjective)
- Она посмотрела на него холодно. (adverb) - She looked at him coldly. (adverb)
- Cyп пахнет хорошо. (adverb) - The soup smells nice. (adjective)
- Ребенок вел себя хорошо. (adverb) - The child behaved nicely. (adverb)
BUT: to feel well (physical state) ≠ to feel good (feeling happy or confident about smth)
to feel bad (physical state) ≠ to feel badly (not to feel smth with your fingers when you touch it)
- How is your granny? - She feels well. / She feels bad.
- How’s your granny’s hand after the operation? - She feels badly; her finger are still stiff.
- I feel good about our visit to granny on Saturday.
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