Linking Verb: A linking verb is a verb that connects the subject of a sentence to the complement. It is sometimes called a copula or a copular verb. An example is the word is in the sentence "The sky is blue".
Action Verb: An action verb is a verb that expresses physical or mental action. The action verb tells us what the subject of our clause or sentence is doing-physically or mentally. Examples of Action Verbs: To find an action verb: 1) Find the word in the sentence that is something someone or something can do.
<span>The telegraph was the first device that allowed information to travel over a distance without being physically transported by a person..
This allowed communication to occur faster and easier. The first message was not transatlantic and the inventor sent his first message from Washington to Baltimore. It may have helped introduce the telephone and other means of communication, but during this time speed and accuracy remained most important.</span>