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In general, the term copula is used to refer to the main copular verb ( s ) in a language.
In the case of English, this is the verb to be.
The term can also be used to refer to some other verbs in the language that fulfill similar functions.
Other English copulas include to become, to get, to feel, and to seem.
Other verbs can have secondary uses as copulative verbs.
In the following example, the past tense of the verb to fall is used as a copula: " The zebra fell victim to the lion.
" These extra copulas are sometimes called " semi-copulas " or " pseudo-copulas ".
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