3.133 Describing things: adjectives as complements of link verbs

Many adjectives can be used as complements.

• I am proud of these people.
• They seemed happy.
• You don't want them to become suspicious.
• They have remained loyal to the Government.

They can be modified in various ways or have various structures after them.

• We were very happy.
• Your suspicions are entirely correct.
• Their hall was larger than his whole flat.
• He was capable of extraordinary kindness.

Adjectives used after link verbs, and the structures used with them, are dealt with in paragraphs 2.45 to 2.57.

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Here is a list of verbs which can be used as link verbs with an adjective as the complement:

• be, --- , appear, feel, look, prove, seem, smell, sound, taste, --- , become, come, fall, get, go, grow, keep, remain, stay, turn

Note that the third group of verbs refer to changing or staying the same.