LINKING VERB
Pengertian, Macam dan Fungsi Linking Verb Serta Penggunaannya dalam Bahasa Inggris.
Linking verb – Kata kerja penghubung, kata kerja yang
digunakan sebagai predikat dalam kalimat yang tidak mengandung tindakan.
Menghubungkan subyek dan pelengkap (complement).
SUBJECT
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VERB
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COMPLEMENT
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Noun/ pronoun
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Linking verb
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Noun/ adjective/ adverb
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Macam
linking verb:
INFINITIVE
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PAST
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PAST PARTICIPLE
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PRESENT PARTICIPLE
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am
Be is
are
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Was
Was
Were
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Been
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Being
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Be - digunakan untuk Kalimat Future Tense.
Contoh kalimat:
I will be
in office tomorrow.
Am, is, are digunakan untuk Kalimat Present
Tense (masa kini).
Am – digunakan untuk subyek I
Is – digunakan untuk subyek orang ketiga tunggal (he,
she, it, nama orang satu orang, nama benda satu buah, atau nama hewan satu
ekor.)
Are – digunakan untuk subyek you, we, they, dan untuk
subyek benda jamak.
Contoh Penggunaannya dengan subyek:
I am
He is
She is
It is
John is
The car is
The dog is
You are
We are
They are
Luna and Sara are
The children are
Contoh Kalimat:
I am happy.
He is
clever.
She is
pretty.
It is good.
John is
tall.
The car is
fast.
The dog is tame.
You are
here.
We are
busy.
They are in
the school.
Luna and Sara are
polite
The children are
crowded.
Was, were – digunakan untuk kalimat Past
Tense (lampau)
Contoh Penggunaannya dengan subyek:
I was
He was
She was
It was
John was
The car was
The dog was
You were
We were
They were
Luna and Sara were
The children were
Contoh Kalimat:
I was
happy.
He was
clever.
She was
pretty.
It was
good.
John was
tall.
The car was
fast.
The dog was
tame.
You were
here.
We were
busy.
They were
in the school.
Luna and Sara were
polite
The children were
crowded.
Been – digunakan untuk kalimat Perfect.
Karena kalimat present perfect misalnya menggunaan have/ has maka been
ditempatkan sesudahnya.
Contoh Penggunaannya dengan subyek:
I have been
He has been
She has been
It has been
John has been
The car has been
The dog has been
You have been
We have been
They have been
Luna and Sara have been
The children have been
Contoh Kalimat:
I have been
happy.
He has been
clever.
She has been
pretty.
It has been
good.
John has been
tall.
The car has been
fast.
The dog has been
tame.
You have been
here.
We have been
busy.
They have been
in the school.
Luna and Sara have
been polite
The children have been
crowded.
Being – digunakan untuk kalimat
Continuous Tense (sedang berlangsung). Karena kalimat present continuous
misalnya menggunakan am, is, are maka being ditempatkan sesudahnya.
Contoh Penggunaannya dengan subyek:
I am being
He is being
She is being
It is being
John is being
The car is being
The dog is being
You are being
We are being
They are being
Luna and Sara are being
The children are being
Contoh Kalimat:
I am being
happy.
He is being
clever.
She is being
pretty.
It is being
good.
John is being
tall.
The car is being
fast.
The dog is being
tame.
You are being
here.
We are being
busy.
They are being
in the school.
Luna and Sara are being
polite
The children are being
crowded.
LINKING VERB LAINNYA.
Selain linking verb yang telah
dijealskan di atas, ada juga linking verb lainnya berupa kata kerja utama tapi
tidak memiliki obyek penderita karena kata kerja tersebut selalu dirangkaikan
dengan kata sifat (adjective), bukan dengan kata benda. Hanya ada beberapa
kata: feel, keep, smell, taste, look, become, sound.
CONTOH KALIMAT:
The lady feels happy.
The old man keeps healthy.
The deodorant smells good.
The food tastes delicious.
The actress looks
beautiful.
Every body becomes old.
The music sounds slow.