Which underlined verb in the sentence is a linking verb?

i __heard__ that jamal __will be__ the coach of the baseball team because he __has been coaching__ for many years and __knows__ the game.

a.
knows

b.
has been coaching

c.
will be

d.
heard
the ones with underscores beside them are the ones supposed to be underlined.

the answer is subjective. i personally agree with the first answer for this question.

if one isn't strictly talking about objects then the correct answer would be 'my eyes' since according to this riddle i am asleep and in order to answer/open the door i need to open my eyes first of all.

however, if one is specifically looking for an object, then the first thing i would open would be the door

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it would be b.) because if you process of elimination and when mr.white pulls the monkey it’s the action of the whole story

explanation:

i really dont know the answer so i cant