What is the function of a linking verb?

to express the condition or existence of the subject

to express the subject's mental action

to express the subject's physical action

to tell what the subject does, did, or will do

Read these sentences from "The Cask of Amontillado." "Ha! ha! ha!-he! he! he!-a very good joke indeed-an excellent jest. We shall have many a rich laugh about it at the palazzo-he! he! he!" ... "The Amontillado!" I said.

Mauritius was a British colony for almost 200 years, excepting for the domains of administration and teaching, the English language was never really spoken on the island.

Which of the following is the primary source that would provide the most reliable insider veiw of a particular event? A historical article about Calamity Jane b. A detail biography about calamity Jane c.

Can anyone translate this stanza for me? - The Republican Genius of Europe by Philip Freneau Genius fo France! pursue the chace Till Reason's laws restore Man to be Man, in every clime; -- That Being, active, great, sublime Debas'd in dust no more.

Without trees returning water vapor back into the atmosphere, the water cycle becomes critically disrupted. When trees are cut down, there is no longer a canopy to shade the forest during the day and hold in heat at night.

Rutherford's gold foil experiment provided evidence for which of the following statements? a. Negative and positive charges are spread evenly throughout an atom. b. Alpha particles have a positive charge. c.

Which sentence has a verb that is in the subjunctive mood? The weather report is important to a lot of people. She was impatient to get the weather report. I suggest that he listen to me about the weather report.

In Passage 1, why does the author include the words one hour in the first line of the poem? (The Old Man Dreams)

What is the final step in how people process messages they receive?

Eddie gave the eulogy at his grandfather's funeral, in which he paid tribute to his grandfather's accomplishments as a Marine. The audience expected to hear this tribute because of the reason they were gathered. Eddie's eulogy suited the a. setting.