Linking Verbs

The linking verbs are often subdivided by modern grammarians into be and all others (appear, become, look, remain, seem, feel, taste, smell, and sound). One of the most important differences is that, whereas the other linking verbs are followed  mostly by predicate adjectives, be may be followed by many types of complements:

Adjective	He is handsome.
Noun	He is a handsome boy
Adverb	The man is here. (usually place)
Prepositional phrase	Mary is in the house.
Noun clause	We are what we eat.
Infinitive phrase	The problem is to find the right house.
Gerund phrase	The problem is finding the right house.

Note:
Don't confuse between gerund phrase and progressive form:

• 'finding the right house' is gerund phrase.
• 'is finding the right house' is progressive form.

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