In grammar, a copula is often represented by the verb "to be".
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Copula
/ˈkɒpjʊlə/
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linking verb
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intimacyintransitivelovemakingmatingmeatorgasmprocreationrelationssexsex actsexual climaxsexual intercoursespermtransitivevenery
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predicative markeryou are
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Pro-drop and zero copula are avoided in Interslavic.
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I begin by arguing in section 2 that there are in fact at least two Celtic copulas, a grammatical copula that simply spells out tense and agreement, and a substantive copula formed on a lexically listed verbal stem.
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The theory of conjunctively tensed copulae will be developed and stated with more precision in the following section.
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