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'He ran wild' Could you explain what category is the verb 'ran' is ? is it dynamic, linking or ?

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Question added by Ijaz Ahmed Sheikh , English Language instructor , City School
Date Posted: 2014/09/06
Ahmad Saleh
by Ahmad Saleh , Part-time English Teacher , ITA

In this sentence the verb "ran" is called a "resulting linking verb" because it links the subject to some property which it comes to have as a result of the change described by the verb. Other examples of this kind of verbs : go sour, grow tired, fall sick.

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