Linking Verbs

A linking verb is used to re-identify or to describe its subject. A linking verb is

called a linking verb because it links the subject to a subject complement

Subject Complement
A subject complement is a word or phrase that follows a linking verb and
identifies or describes the subject.

Adjectives describe nouns and pronouns.

Pronouns replace nouns.

Pronouns are usually short words.

An adverb is a word used to modify a verb, an adjective, or another

adverb. For example:

 She swims quickly.

(Here, the adverb quickly modifies the verb swims.)
 She is an extremely quick swimmer.
(Here, the adverb extremely modifies the adjective quick.)
 She swims extremely quickly.
(Here, the adverb extremely modifies the adverb quickly.)
When an adverb modifies a verb, it usually tells us how, when, where, how
often, and how much the action is performed. Here are some examples of
adverbs modifying verbs:
 How: He ran quickly.
 When: He ran yesterday.
 Where: He ran here.
 How often: He ran daily.
 How much: He ran fastest.
In the examples above, every adverb is a single word, but an adverb can be
made up of more than one word. For example:
 How: He ran at 10 miles per hour.
 When: He ran when the police arrived.
 Where: He ran to the shops.
 How often: He ran every day.
 How much: He ran quicker than me.