Linking verbs are neither active nor passive and act like an 'equals' (or inequality) sign. By far the most common linking verb is 'to be'. Use linking verbs to describe a 'state of being'.
A monthly market that comes to life the weekend before the second Monday of each month, Bowieâs Second Monday Trade Days have been a Bowie fixture for over a century. In fact, in some ways, Second Monday Trade Days put the malls to shame.
Bowie was diagnosed with liver cancer in 2014, but didn't publicize his affliction. Working on his music right until the end of his life, the artist released what would be his final album, Blackstar, on Jan. 8, 2016. Two days later, Bowie died at the age of 69.