Some verbs can or must be followed by a complement. These verbs are called linking verbs or copula. In the following examples, the complement is underlined and the verb is in bold.
s ʌ m WORD_BOUNDARY v ɜː b z WORD_BOUNDARY k æ n WORD_BOUNDARY ɔ ɹ WORD_BOUNDARY m ʌ s t WORD_BOUNDARY b iː WORD_BOUNDARY f ɑ l oʊ d WORD_BOUNDARY b aɪ WORD_BOUNDARY ʌ WORD_BOUNDARY k ɑ m p l ɪ m ə n t WORD_BOUNDARY ð iː z WORD_BOUNDARY v ɜː b z WORD_BOUNDARY ɑ ɹ WORD_BOUNDARY k ɔ l d WORD_BOUNDARY l ɪ ŋ k ɪ ŋ WORD_BOUNDARY v ɜː b z WORD_BOUNDARY ɔ ɹ WORD_BOUNDARY k ɑ p j ʊ l ə WORD_BOUNDARY ɪ n ð ə WORD_BOUNDARY f ɑ l oʊ ɪ ŋ WORD_BOUNDARY ɛ ɡ z æ m p ə l z WORD_BOUNDARY ð ə WORD_BOUNDARY k ɑ m p l ɪ m ə n t WORD_BOUNDARY ɪ z WORD_BOUNDARY ʌ n d ə ɹ l aɪ n d WORD_BOUNDARY æ n d WORD_BOUNDARY ð ə WORD_BOUNDARY v ɜː b WORD_BOUNDARY ɪ z WORD_BOUNDARY ɪ n WORD_BOUNDARY b oʊ l d WORD_BOUNDARY