How many linking verbs are in English? (I know it sounds silly.)

So far I've known the following:

appear, be, feel, lie, look, remain, seem, smell, sound, stay, taste, become, get, grow, run, turn.

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That's good, Welkins.

Here's an entry about copular (linking) verbs from Wikipedia. It may not be complete, or even totally accurate, as you know.

"This is a list of English copulae. Because many of these copulative verbs may be used non-copulatively, examples are provided.

* act "Tom acted suspicious."
* appear "Tom appears satisfied."
* be "Tom is a farmer."
* become (inchoative) "Tom became wealthy."
* get (inchoative) "Tom got angry."
* grow (inchoative) "Tom grew insistent."
* fall "Tom fell prey to his creditors."
* feel "Tom felt nauseated."
* keep "Tom kept quiet."
* look "Tom looks upset."
* prove "Tom's behavior proves difficult to understand."
* remain "Tom remained happy."
* seem "Tom seems happy."
* shine "The moon shines bright."
* smell "Tom smelled dirty."
* sound "Tom sounded obnoxious."
* stay "Tom stayed happy."
* taste "The gâteau tastes delightful."
* turn (inchoative) "Tom turned angry."
* wax (inchoative) "Tom waxed poetic."

Your list, Welkins, has a couple that are good and have not even made it to the Wikipedia list.

Rachel

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