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characteristics of the subject expressed by the nominal part of the
predicate, that is predicative.
According to their meaning Ukrainian linking verbs are
subdivided into such main groups:
1) linking verbs showing the availability of a certain
characteristic or state or the name of some object: бути, значити,
зватися, називатися: Вона була вдовою;
2) linking verbs showing that the object characteristic is the
process of formation and is new to it: стати, ставати, роби-
тися, зробитися, опинитися: Дуже ти став розумний;
3) linking verbs showing the preservation of the previous
state: лишатися, зостатися: Лице його зоставалося спокійне;
4) linking verbs showing the characteristic feature as unreal
or ascribed: здаватися, вважатися, уявлятися: Він здавався
мені хоробрим.
The peculiarity of English linking verbs is the availability of
such of them that are maximally expressing only the grammar
meaning, not a lexical one: be, become, grow.
The classification of English linking verbs is in many ways
similar to the mentioned Ukrainian one:
1) linking verbs of "existence" ("буття") showing the
availability of a certain characteristic, its belonging to a certain
class: be, feel, go, come, stand: The boy felt cold;
2) linking verbs of "retaining" ("збереження") of a certain
characteristic: remain, keep, hold, stay, rest, continue: They hold
strong in spite of difficulties;
3) linking verbs of "becoming" ("становлення»): become,
turn, get, grow, come, go, make (and others): Becoming aware of
the approaching danger she turned pale.
The compound verbal predicate (складений дієслівний
присудок)

This type of compound predicate also consists of two parts:
the auxiliary part expressed by the verb in the personal form and

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