The summer wind smelled fresh, and the romans prepared for battle. the soldiers marched in columns and turned the last corner.

which verb is the linking verb in the sentences?

smelled
marched
turned
prepared

A) Smelled.

Explanation: A linking verb is a verb that connects the subject with a word that gives information about the subject, such as a condition or relationship. In the given sentences we can see four different verbs in past form (smelled, prepared, marched and turned), but the only one that represents an example of a linking verb is "smelled" because it is giving information about the subject it is saying that the summer wind (the subject) smelled fresh (the information).

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