Unbelievable

[Carsayzlyum]

I am in tenth grade, and this year I joined our school's Mock Trial team with my friend Amber. She asked me to check her opening statement for grammar mistakes. I agreed, and as I was going through it, I noticed that, although it was coherent and she had obviously put a lot of effort into it, she used the word "is" in completely random places. I showed her the paper and asked why she was using "is" in such a strange manner, since the word is a verb. She replied that she didn't know that it was a verb, and didn't understand why it mattered. I almost cried right there. Our educational system is going down the drain.  

[The Man who was Thursday]

It's not!

It's a copula.

WHICH IN ENGLISH IS STILL A VERB BUT I DON'T CARE OKAY  

[Carsayzlyum]

Copula: Also called a linking verb. In grammar, averb such as be, seem, or look, that serves as a connecting link or establishes an identity between subject and complement. (www.dictionary.com, definition 2)
It's still a verb.  

[The Man who was Thursday]

Carsayzlyum

Copula: Also called a linking verb. In grammar, averb such as be, seem, or look, that serves as a connecting link or establishes an identity between subject and complement. (www.dictionary.com, definition 2)
It's still a verb.

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Also: That definition is inaccurate. It's not a verb in every language.  

[Astral Sun]

Wait, could you give me an example of something your friend wrote? I'm not entirely sure what you're talking about.