Arizona is not a verb. It's a proper noun.
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The linking verb in the sentence is "is." It connects the subject "Phoenix" to the subject complement "the capital of Arizona."
The linking verb in the sentence is "feels." It connects the subject "even a hot day in Arizona" with the subject complement "comfortable."
"Had" is a verb. It is the past tense of the verb "have."
Examples of words ending in -tch with their corresponding parts of speech:batch = verb, nounblotch = verb, nouncatch = verb, nounclutch = verb, noun, adjectivecrutch = nounditch = verb, nounDutch = noun, adjectivedutch = adverbfetch = verb, nounglitch = verb, nounhatch = verb, nounhutch = nounitch = verb, nounlatch = verb, nounmatch = verb, nounpatch = verb, nounpitch = verb, nounscratch = verb, noun, adjectivesketch = verb, nounstitch = verb, nounstretch = verb, noun, adjectiveswitch = verb, nounthatch = verb, nountwitch = verb, nounwatch = verb, nounwitch = verb, noun
The verb 'be' can function as both a linking verb and a helping verb. As a linking verb, it connects the subject with a subject complement that describes or renames it. As a helping verb, 'be' is used in progressive tenses and passive voice constructions to indicate the tense of the main verb.