verb phrase morphology
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Why BE is different from other verbs
1. It has more distinct forms with respect to person, number and tense.
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2. Copula BE may be ollowed by asjectives phrases, many other copula verbs (also called linking verbs)
Type of Copulas:
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a. Third person singular:
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1. Collective Nouns
2. Some common nouns ending in –S including –ics and certain deseases
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