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What follows a linking or action verb?

April 26, 2017Action follows linking verb

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What follows a linking or action verb?

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3. With an adverbial. For example, in ‘Alan is eating in the garden’, ‘is eating’ is again the action verb, and ‘in the garden’ an adverbial telling you where Alan is eating. Thus the clause is analysed Subject (Alan) – Action Verb (is eating) – Adverbial (in the garden), or S-V-A.