In the following sentence, what type of verb is the bolded word?

That green striped shirt is my favorite.

helping

linking

mental action

visible action

1 answer

The bolded word "is" in the sentence "That green striped shirt is my favorite" is a linking verb. Linking verbs connect the subject of the sentence with a subject complement that describes or identifies it. In this case, "is" connects the subject "that green striped shirt" to the complement "my favorite."