Linking Verb

連綴動詞

連綴動詞 係連接主詞及其補語主要包括look(看起來)、sound(聽起來)、smell(聞起來)、taste(嚐起來)、feel(感覺起來)(也包括Be動詞)等等，其用法如下：

a. 可接形容詞

ex) “I will be able to play for Milan and Galaxy in the same season, hence keeping with my commitment to Major League Soccer in order to develop football in the USA, which is something I feel really passionate about.” (Cited from The China Post “Beckham confirms Milan switch until season's end” Mar. 9, 2009)

ex) The music sounds cheerful (愉悅的).

b. 可接like，然後再加名詞或子句

ex) What does the little girl look like?

ex) The coat (大衣) feels like wool (羊毛).

ex) The food tastes like beef (牛肉).

ex) The gas smells like CO₂.

ex) The superman (超人) looks like he can do almost (幾乎) everything.

ex) Does David feel like he has a fever?

c. 可接as if，然後再加子句，其用法和意義，跟like的後面加子句完全相同

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"This is he."

講到連綴動詞，我們不得不談一個經常被問到的問題；那就是，當你拿起聽筒聽電話時，對方說要找你，那麼你該怎麼回答才算正確? 正確的回答之一是："This is he [she]." 連綴動詞後面的敘述語應是主格 (主詞) 型態 -- 絕對不是 "This is him." 如果你覺得 "This is he." 聽起來過於拘束，那麼你可以用 "Speaking" 取代之，或者說 "This is John." (把 John 換成你的名字) -- 除非是收帳的人或電話推銷員打來的電話，否則 "This is John." 對每個人 (名叫 John 的人除外) 來說都是一項很好的回答。

1. http://blog.xuite.net/linchiajung/summary1/22686082
2. http://www.cybertranslator.idv.tw/grammar/verbs.htm
3. http://210.240.55.2/~t311/moe/engb3/b3grammar/b3see_linkv.htm