Transitive/Intransitive/Linking verbs

The main differences between transitive, intransitive, and linking verbs are: 
Transitive verbs
These verbs have an object, and the action is transferred from the subject to the object. For example, " We play cricket in the afternoon.". 
Intransitive verbs
These verbs don't have an object, and they can make sense even when they are alone. For example, "Birds fly in the sky". 
Linking verbs
These verbs link a subject to the rest of the sentence, and they act as an equal sign. For example, "Since last year, Dilip Babu has become a changed person". 
Here are some examples of linking verbs: 
Be: "She is intelligent." 
Become: "She became a doctor." 
Appear: "She appears unhappy." 
Feel: "I feel happy." 
Look: "He looks tired" 
Remain: "He remains calm under pressure." 
Grow: "The plants grow quickly in the sunlight." 
Seem: "He seems confident." 
Sound: "The music sounds soothing" 
Taste: "The soup tasted wonderful." 
Smell: "This milk smells bad." 
Linking verbs connect a subject to a subject complement, which can be a noun or adjective. The subject complement identifies or describes the subject.
Transitive verbs can be further divided into three types:
Mono-transitive: Has one object
- He writes poetry.
Di-transitive: Has two objects
-Sandipbabu teaches us English.
Complex-transitive: Has an object and a complement
-They made him captain of the team.

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