Which underlined verb in the sentence is a linking verb?

i believe that joanna will be the recipient of the music award because she has been practicing so hard and plays well.

a.
will be

b.
believe

c.
plays

d.
has been practicing

Answer fast. read the excerpt below and answer the question. i will tell you the tale of my wanderings and of the “herculean” labors, as i may call them, which i endured only to find at last the oracle irrefutable. socrates’ use of the word “herculean” in this excerpt from the apology is an example of what literary device? allusion metaphor onomatopoeia simile