Copula atau dikenal juga dengan Copular Verbs adalah kata kerja yang menghubungkan antara Subjek dengan Komplemen. Copula Verbs lebih umum disebut dengan "Linking Verbs". Linking Verbs tidak menggambarkan sebuah aksi atau tindakan. Untuk lebih jelasnya, silahkan ikuti penjelasan di bawah ini
RUMUS:
Subject + linking verb + Informasi tentang Subjek
Contoh:
Kata Kerja Yang Selalu Menjadi Linking Verbs:
Contoh:
RUMUS:
Subject + linking verb + Informasi tentang Subjek
Contoh:
- That food smells nice. ('Smells' menghubungkan subjek dengan kata sifat yang menjelaskannya.)
Kata Kerja Yang Selalu Menjadi Linking Verbs:
- to be (is, am, are, was, were, has been, have been, had been, is being, are being, was being, will have been, etc.)
- to become (become, becomes, became, has become, have become, had become, will become, will have become, etc.)
- to seem (seemed, seeming, seems, has seemed, have seemed, had seemed, is seeming, are seeming, was seeming, were seeming, will seem)
- The dog became thin after his surgery.
Contoh:
- look
- smell
- appear
- prove
- sound
- feel
- remain
- taste
- grow
- John appeared uninjured after the accident. (John tidak apa-apa setelah kecelakaan)
- Before I could leave, John appeared. (Sebelum saya pergi, John muncul)
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