Linking verbs: be · look · sound · feel · taste · smell · seem · get · become · stay
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Be + adjective or noun
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Use be to say who or what someone is, or what they are like. The word after be is a noun or an adjective, never an adverb.Be вживаємо, щоб сказати, хто або що хтось є чи який він. Після be стоїть іменник або прикметник, не прислівник.
subject+am / is / are+adjective / noun
My sister is a nurse. Моя сестра — медсестра.
The soup is very hot. Суп дуже гарячий.
My sister nurse.
My sister is a nurse.
Типова помилка: В українській зв’язки «є» в теперішньому часі зазвичай немає: «Моя сестра медсестра». В англійській be обов’язкове: My sister is a nurse.
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The shops closed on Sunday.
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Anna very happy today.
is English needs is between the subject and the adjective.
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We very tired today.
A2
Look, sound, feel, taste, smell + adjective
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After look, sound, feel, taste and smell use an adjective, not an adverb. The adjective describes the subject.Після look, sound, feel, taste і smell стоїть прикметник, а не прислівник. Він описує підмет.
You look tired today. Ти сьогодні виглядаєш втомленим.
This soup tastes well.
This soup tastes good.
Типова помилка: В українській після «пахне», «виглядає» часто ставимо прислівник: «чудово пахне». В англійській після цих дієслів потрібен прикметник: smells great, а не smells greatly.
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Your plan sounds wonderfully.
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That song sounds .
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You look in that coat.
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This cake delicious.
tastes This cake is singular: tastes + adjective.
A2
Get, become, go, turn + adjective
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Use get, become, go or turn with an adjective to say that something changes. Get is the most common in everyday speech.Get, become, go і turn з прикметником показують, що щось змінюється. У розмові найчастіше вживаємо get.
subject+gets / becomes / goes / turns+adjective
It gets dark early in winter. Взимку швидко темніє.
The milk went bad. Молоко зіпсувалося.
It gets darkly at five.
It gets dark at five.
Типова помилка: Українське «темніє», «холоднішає» — одне слово. В англійській це get + прикметник: gets dark, gets cold.
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He got when he heard the news.
angry Get + adjective: got angry.
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The weather is getting .
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The leaves turn redly in autumn.
B1
Seem, look like, sound like + noun
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Use seem + adjective, and look like, sound like or taste like + noun. Like is needed before a noun, but not before an adjective.Seem — з прикметником, а look like, sound like, taste like — з іменником. Like потрібне перед іменником, а перед прикметником його не вживаємо.
subject+looks / sounds / tastes+like+noun
That sounds like a great idea. Це звучить як чудова ідея.
He seems very friendly. Він здається дуже привітним.
It looks like happy.
It looks happy.
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That sounds a good plan.
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She seems today.
angry Seem + adjective, with no like.
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That sounds as a good idea.
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Stay, keep, remain + adjective
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Use stay, keep or remain with an adjective to say that something does not change. Keep is often used in orders: Keep calm.Stay, keep і remain з прикметником означають, що щось не змінюється. Keep часто вживається в наказах: Keep calm.
subject+stays / keeps / remains+adjective
Please stay calm. Будь ласка, зберігайте спокій.
The shop remained open all night. Магазин працював усю ніч.