Copular or transitive verb?

Question

Is this a copular or transitive verb with an auxiliary be?

"They are finding their expertise in demand"

Answer 1

In the sentence "They are finding their expertise in demand", "finding" is a transitive verb with an auxiliary "be." A good question to ask is "What are they finding?". The answer to the question is "expertise," which makes it a transitive verb.

A copular verb is a verb that connects the subject to a subject complement. In the sentence "They are experts in demand," "are" is a copular verb.

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