what links the subject of the sentence with a description of the subject?
linking verb
oh yeah! thank you
Why are you saying thank you?
I'm in your class remember...we have the same sheet
You are also using the same computer. <g>
The part of a sentence that links the subject with a description of the subject is called the copula. The copula is a verb that connects the subject of a sentence to a description or attribute of the subject. In English, the most common copula is the verb "to be." It is used to link the subject to a description in a sentence.
For example, in the sentence "She is tall," the copula "is" links the subject "She" to the description "tall." Without the copula, the sentence would just be "She tall," which is grammatically incorrect.
To identify the copula in a sentence, ask the question "What is?" or "What was?" about the subject and description. The word that answers the question is likely to be the copula. For instance, in the sentence "The dog was sleeping," if you ask "What was the dog?" the answer is "sleeping," making "was" the copula.
It is important to note that not all sentences contain a copula. Some sentences use other verbs to link the subject and description, such as "to become" or "to seem."