copular verb

copular verb
A verb that links a subject to a complement that refers to the subject.

That soup smells delicious.


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  • Compound verb — In linguistics, a compound verb or complex predicate is a multi word compound that acts as a single verb. One component of the compound is a light verb or vector, which carries any inflections, indicating tense, mood, or aspect, but provides only …   Wikipedia

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