sentence: Most languages have one main linking verb.
sentences_after: In English, this is the verb 'to be'. We use this verb to mean the status or characteristics of something or of a person. Some languages, for example Portuguese and Spanish, have two different verbs for the two meanings of this verb. Other languages, for example Arabic and Chinese, do not have any form of this verb.
concept_name: language
headings: Linking verb Main linking verbs
categories: Grammar English language