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Choose the correct linking verb from the given sentence.

The thief conned money from the old men and grew very rich.


A
conned
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B
from
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C
and
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D
grew
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Solution

The correct option is D grew

In order find out the linking verb from the sentence, we must understand what linking verbs are. Linking verbs are used to link the subject with it's complement/state or adjective. For example: Roshni is pale. 'Roshni' is the subject and 'pale' defines her state, these two are connected by a linking verb 'is'.

Option A - Conned is not a linking verb, it is an ordinary verb. Conned doesn't link the subject The thief with any complement. Hence, option A is incorrect.

Option B - From is often used as preposition. It is not a verb. It doesn't link the subject The thief with the subject rich in the sentence. Hence, option B is incorrect.

Option C - And is a conjunction, which is used to join two clauses to make a sentence. Here, and doesn't link the subject and the complement, it rather joins the two clauses. Hence, option C is incorrect.

Option D - Grew is an action verb as well as a linking verb. Here, grew links the subject The thief' with the complement very rich. Hence, we can conclude that grew is a linking verb. Thus option D is the correct answer.


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