How are linking verbs different from helping verbs?

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Linking verbs connect the subject to more information about the subject. They do not show action but tell us what something is or how it feels. Example: Shruti is happy. ("is" links "shruti" to "happy")

Helping verbs (also called auxiliary verbs) are used with main verbs to show tense, voice, or mood

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