copula
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Grammarcopulacop‧u‧la /ˈkɒpjələ $ ˈkɑːp-/ noun [countable] technical SLGa type of verb that connects the subject of a sentence to its complement, for example ‘seem’ in the sentence ‘The house seems big’ SYN linking verbExamples from the Corpuscopula• Here are three of the most noticeable grammatical traits: Omission of the copula is: You out the game.Origin copula (1600-1700) Latin “something that joins”