#if one of you cucks reply to this with some smart ass ‘but the english language needs a barrier to help with proper grammar and comm….’

[leonsmain]

as a writer and a grammarian, absolutely why do we need to differentiate helping from linking verbs? i was given the example “looks” which is a linking verb as opposed to “was” which is a helping verb, and while trying to help my friend’s little sister with her english hw i have confused myself. because at the end of the day, “looks” is ultimately an action, it describes that someone/thing was looking or had looked. however, ultimately, the definition for a linking verb is that it shows a state of being and does not help express nor convey any action (such as a helping verb) given the context, “looks” is not helping and, yes, it could be categorized as a linking verb - as i said earlier -, though “was” is meant to help make sense of the sentence (comes before the action -or “actual”- verb) and does (not?) describes a state of being. though, given the wording of her problem, the lines were blurred. i am still ranting about this because i’m miffed and i think we should just get rid of linking verbs for the sake of me not liking them.