Linking verbs that describe changes

We can use become, get, go and turn as a linking verb. These types of linking verbs connect the subject of the verb to an adjective and describe changes.

She hoped to become popular.
I'm already starting to go bald.
My work is getting better.
The leaves are turning brown.

Become and get can be used to describe changes of emotional or physical state, or situation. We use become in formal cases.

He wants to become/get involved in politics.
She became/got pregnant after two months.

We use get with adjectives such as old, cold or dark to describe natural changes.

It gets dark very early in the winter.
We're all getting older every day.

Go is used especially to describe changes that are not desirable

My grandfather is going deaf.
He went blind in one eye.
He went crazy and started to scream.
The milk has gone/turned sour.
The bananas are starting to go rotten.

Turn can be also used with an adjective to mean 'become' or 'change into a different state or condition'.

The weather is turning cold.
He turned nasty when I refused to give him another loan.

We can use both turn and go to describe changes of colour.

I started to turn/go gray when I was thirty.

His face turned/went red with embarrassment.

She suddenly turned/went pale.

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