become addicted

[Jignesh77]

• You will be watched closely to make sure you do not misuse, abuse, or become addicted to this medicine.

• Tramadol Extended-Release Tablets Information - Drugs.com

• Please explain to me the use of "become". Is it the main verb in the phrase "become addicted? If it is , is "addicted" an adjective complement of "become"?
• Can we use "get addicted" instead?

 

[boozer]

Yes, 'become' is the main verb and it happens to be a linking verb. It is, therefore, followed by a subject complement, in this case a participial adjective 'addicted' that complements 'you'.

 

[Jignesh77]

Can use "get addicted" instead without any change in the meaning?

 

[boozer]

Yes, but it sounds to me more colloquial and less formal.

 

[Jignesh77]

Thanks. Do they both (become and get) suggest change in state?

 

[boozer]

They mean (and suggest ) to me exactly the same. Yes, you could say 'a change of state'.

 

[sound shift]

(Post 5)

Yes - a change from "not addicted" to "addicted".

 

[Jignesh77]

Thank you all

 

[ain'ttranslationfun?]

In medical advice/warnings, it'd be "become", not "get" (same meaning - a question of register, as boozer says in #4).