linking verb

A verb, such as a form of be or seem, that joins the subject of a sentence to a complement.

"It is always the best policy to speak the truth--unless, of course, you are an exceptionally good liar."
(Jerome K. Jerome)

"How often have I said to you that when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth?"
(Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Sign of Four, 1890)

"If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame yourself. Tell yourself that you are not poet enough to call forth its riches."
(Rainer Maria Rilke)

"While one person hesitates because he feels inferior, the other is busy making mistakes and becoming superior."
(Henry C. Link)

"I became a feminist as an alternative to becoming a masochist."
(Sally Kempton)