end up / wind up

[joseph0928]

Can "end up" / "wind up" be used as linking verbs? Can we put adj right after "end up" / "wind up"?
For example,
1. I don't want to wind up broke and depressed.
2. I don't want to end up broke and depressed.
Or,
1. I don't want to wind up being broke and depressed.
2. I don't want to end up being broke and depressed.

Which sentences are correct?

Thank you

 

[MikeNewYork]

All the sentences are correct. The verbs are not really linking verbs. As you have discovered, the word "being" was implied.

 

[Tdol]

Can "end up" / "wind up" be used as linking verbs?

No- they are not linking verbs in your examples.