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- noun
Copula .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an equating verb (such as `be' or `become') that links the subject with the complement of a sentence
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uselessness commented on the word linking verb
If any word is improper at the end of a sentence, a linking verb is.
January 25, 2007
dimã©lion commented on the word linking verb
that tip list is hilarious. my favourite one is #4: "about sentence fragments."
November 22, 2008