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This is a list of copulae in the English language, i.e. words used to link the subject of a sentence with a predicate (a subject complement). Because many of these copulative verbs may be used non-copulatively, examples are provided. *''act'' "Tom ''acted'' suspiciously." *''appear'' "Tom ''appears'' satisfied, but really is not." *''be'' "Tom ''is'' a coward." *''become'' (inchoative) "Tom ''became'' wealthy." *''come'' "The prediction ''came'' true;" "the belt ''came'' loose;" "the characters in the story ''come'' alive" *''come out'' "It ''came out'' burnt." *''end up'' "I ''ended up'' broke;" "the room ''ended up'' a mess." *''get'' (inchoative) "Tom ''got'' angry." *''go'' "The man ''went'' crazy;" "Tom ''went'' bald;" "the food ''went'' bad;" "the mistake ''went'' unnoticed" *''grow'' (inchoative) "Tom ''grew'' insistent." *''fall'' "Tom ''fell'' ill with the flu." *''feel'' "Tom ''felt'' nauseated." *''keep'' "Tom ''kept'' quiet." *''look'' "Tom ''looks'' upset." *''prove '' "Tom's behavior ''proves'' difficult to understand." *''remain'' "Tom ''remained'' unsatisfied." *''run'' "Protectionist impulses run far too strong on Capitol Hill"〔 (''New York Times'') *''seem'' "Tom ''seems'' happy." *''smell'' "Tom ''smelled'' sweet" *''sound'' "Tom ''sounded'' obnoxious." *''stay'' "Tom ''stayed'' happy." *''taste'' "The food ''tastes'' fresh." *''turn'' (inchoative) "Tom ''turned'' angry." *''turn up'' "The prime minister ''turned up'' missing." * ''(wax ) "''Tom ''waxed ''lyrical." ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of English copulae」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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