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vaibhavmaskar
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Election are next year.
Whom is the linking verb linking here (Adj or location)?
Whom is the linking verb linking here (Adj or location)?
Elections/The elections are next year.
[strike]Whom[/strike] What is the linking verb linking to here - the adjective or the location? [strike](Adj or location)[/strike]
Linking verb links to adjective, noun or location but here I don't understand which it links to?
"Next year" is an adjective and a noun. But "are" is not a linking verb in your sentence.So what is the "next year" Adjective or noun?
I don't understand your second question. If you're asking what "are" links to, I've just said that it's not acting as a linking verb. It doesn't link to anything.So it is reduced clause.
I'm not sure it's a reduced clause. I'd call it an ellipsis. Consider, "Elections which are due next year will be in April". This reduces to "Elections due next year will be in April". "Which are" is omitted, leaving a phrase where before reduction there is a clause. In your sentence, a clause is not reduced to a phrase because "are" remains.
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which (does) it links to?
Is use of "does" incorrect here? why?
My second qiestion is different.
Then you should start a new thread if you want to ask about the use of "does".
It is use of "does" in sentence beacuse I wrote "which does it links to?" But bhaisahab removed "does".
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