tailieunhanh - schaum s outline of english grammar 2nd edition phần 4

Tham khảo tài liệu 'schaum s outline of english grammar 2nd edition phần 4', ngoại ngữ, ngữ pháp tiếng anh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | CHAP. 3 VERBS AND VERBALS 37 COPULATIVE LINKING VERBS A copulative or linking verb joins a subject with its complement. The complement is either a predicate noun or predicate adjective. A copulative verb does not take an object. The most common copulative verbs are be seem appear become taste feel act sound and grow. Note that some of these copulative verbs may also be used transitively for example taste and feel Ị tasted the egg. She felt the dog s coat. Consider the following sentences Now you are a man. The verb are is a copulative verb doing nothing more than linking you with man a predicate noun. The verb be in all its forms is always copulative except when it is used as an auxiliary verb. She felt ill during the play. The verb felt is a copulative verb linking she with ill a predicate adjective. She felt the fabric. The verb felt is a transitive verb having fabric as its direct object. He acted morose. The verb acted is a copulative verb with morose as predicate adjective. He acted the part well. The verb acted is transitive having part as direct object. Thus the manner in which some verbs are used determines whether they are copulative. 4. In the following sentences underline copulative verbs and identify their complements as shown in these examples They are culprits. culprits predicate noun A cup of coffee tastes bitter when it stands too long. bitter predicate adjective 1. That tone does not sound correct to me. 2. Books seemed his only trustworthy companions. 3. The dictionary became more important as he learned English. 4. Engineers act childish when they are busy. 5. The child s ability to differentiate colors appeared uncanny. 6. Leonard was the only physician who was available at the time. 7. She seemed eager to take the job. 8. Emma s eyes grew lively as she listened to the sonata. 9. The dog acted sick after the veterinarian checked him over. 10. Jon was the only single man in the room. 38 VERBS AND VERBALS CHAP. 3 AUXILIARY VERBS Auxiliary verbs .