The best replacement for linking verbs is helping verbs.

The best alternatives to linking verbs are rated as following:
★★★★★  helping verbs
★★★★  action verbs
★★  are
★  auxiliary verbs
★  state of being verbs
★  b verbs
★  stative verbs
  helping verb
  main verbs

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Speaking about linking verbs, one probably shouldn't forget about pronouns.

Other search terms related to linking verbs and their ratings are:
★★★★★ pronouns
★★★ subject complements
★★ adverbs
★★ sentences
★★ predicate nominatives
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