noun
- plural of copula; linking verbs that connect a subject with a predicate (such as ‘be’, ‘seem’, ‘become’)
Usage: grammar
Examples
- The most common copulas in English are forms of the verb ‘to be’.
- Students learned to identify copulas in their grammar exercises.
- Verbs like ‘seem’, ‘appear’, and ‘become’ function as copulas.
- The teacher explained how copulas differ from action verbs.
- Many languages have different copulas for temporary and permanent states.
- Copulas connect subjects to adjectives or nouns in the predicate.