Some simple examples of complement :
§ If you wanna go to mini market then somebody ask you : “What will you buy?”, just answer with “I will buy noddles” or “I will buy some cakes” or another things you want.
§ When you go to the party, you meet your brother there. After say hi, he told you that he saw Mary your girl friend with another guy, but you could not listen clearly. You can re-ask by : “Sorry? With whom did you see Mary? And what did they do?”. If she lucky, you will hear he answer with : “I saw she with a guardian and they had a fight.”
It is so easy, isn’t it? Now, I’ll give you a modifier lesson.
Modifier
A modifier tells the time, place or manner of the action.
A modifier of time usually comes last if more than one modifier is present. Very often it is a prepositional phrase. Its is a group of words that begins wih a preposition and ends with a noun. For the examples of prepositional phrases are In the morning, at the office, on the table.
A modifier can also be an adverb or an adverbial phrase like last night, hurriedly, next year, outdoors and yesterday. Like complement, every sentence does not require a modifier. And its answer the question When?, Where? and How?.
Let me show you how to use :
| Modifier of manner (How?) | How was he driving? | He was driving very slow. |
| How was she looking? | She was looking bad. |
| How could you eat the sting food? | Cause I eaten it without smell anything. |
| Modifier of time (When?) | When will she die? | She will die in a second. As fast as she can! |
| When did he watch the movie? | He watched at seven o’clock. |
| When was you sending the flowers? | I was sending the flowers yesterday. |
| Modifier of place (Where?) | Where did you buy the car? | I bought the car in showroom. |
| Where is my ramen? | Yours is under the table of my room. |
| Where will you go? | I will go to the hell! Follow me, please… |
HINT : Normally, the modifier follows the complement but not always. However, the modifier, especially when it is a prepositional phrase, usually can not separate the verb and the complement.
Incorrect : You hit twice the dog.
Correct : You hit the dog twice.
“Hit” as verb and “The dog” as complement.
What next? I’ll give you an exercise. You will like it cause it is so easy.