Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

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ridanuk

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May 7, 2009

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  • June 12, 2009, 5:00am

Learnt is a UK variant of learned, see e.g.

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=45245&dict=CALD

Verb, the process of being

  • May 7, 2009, 5:54pm

Linking verbs are also known as "copulative verbs", is this the term you were after?

Google has a few contrary definitions, but http://writingtips.wordpress.com/2008/06/20/copulative-verbs/ seems fairly good, and agrees with my vague memories of grammar lessons.

Verb, the process of being

  • May 7, 2009, 1:15pm

Was the term you were after "copulative verbs"?

Google searches for this don't give consistent answers, but http://writingtips.wordpress.com/2008/06/20/copulative-verbs/ echoes my vague memory of this grammar.