Which sentence contains a linking verb?

ellen could have chased the hockey puck into the corner.
coach tony has broken his hockey stick on the ice.
the children are playing hockey on the frozen pond.
the hockey players have been anxious about the match.

As you read in this lesson, satire depends on the audience recognizing and agreeing with the satirist’s implicit criticism of his or her target. how effective can satire be in shaping behavior or opinions if the audience is always in on the joke and thus never the target? your answer should be at least 250 words.