He became a senator, but then he decided to resign. what is the linking verb in the sentence? then decided became resign

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QUESTION POSTED AT 16/04/2020 - 07:20 PM

Answered by admin AT 16/04/2020 - 07:20 PM

I'm pretty sure the answer is then, good luck
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