Основы теории английского языка. Листунова Е.И. - 108 стр.

      a) The nominal predicate of being. The most typical link-verb
of that type is the verb to be, but there are also some other verbs of
this kind, such as: to feel, to look, to smell, to taste, etc.:
      The sky was blue to the very horizon... (Galsworthy).It was a
warm, still night... (Hitchens). The woman did not look gay... (Galswor-
thy). The hall door... stood open (Bronte). ...His tone sounded sorrow-
ful (Dickens). «The weather looks settled,» he said (Galsworthy).
      b) The nominal predicate of becoming. The verb to become is
the most typical link-verb of this kind. Some other verbs are also used
as link-verbs of becoming, such as: to grow, to get, to turn:
      The sleet has become snow... (Galsworthy). Outside it was getting
dark (Hemingway). The night had gone colder... (Snow). The snow turned
into a cold rain (London). Over the gloomy sea the sky grew red
(Lawrence). It grew lighter and lighter. The sparrows became busy in
the streets, and the city waxed denser around them (Hardy).
      c) The nominal predicate of remaining. The most typical link-
verb of this kind is the verb to remain. Some other verbs also serve as
link-verbs of remaining: to continue, to keep, to stay:
      ...The sea, blue and profound, remained still, without a stir, with-
out a ri pple, without a wrinkle... (Conrad). The winter continued damp
and wet (Cronin). The weather kept obstinately hot and dry (Wells).
      d) The nominal predicate of seeming or appearing:
      The landlady seemed a good, rough woman (Galsworthy). ...He
did not seem in the least tired (Snow). ...He seemed so much older
than his years as Dodoappeared younger than hers (Benson).

                            The Predicative

      The predicative is expressed by:
      a) A noun in the common case:
      The kitchen was a white-washed room with rafters (Galsworthy).
It was a perfect morning (Lawrence).
      b) A pronoun:
      «Who’s there?» — «It’s me», she said (Greene). The house was
no longer theirs (Dickens).
      c) A noun or a pronoun with a preposition:
      The steps and banisters were of oak... (Bronte). ...Mowers and
haymakers were at work in the meads (Hardy). A part of this door was
of glass (Dickens).

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