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canonical_url: https://yeonsolkim.com/grammar/complementation-in-vps/
author: Yeonsol Kim
title: "Complementation in VPs"
date: 2026-05-29 00:00:00 +0900
last_modified_at: 2026-11-01 12:53:06 +0900
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**1. Only verb.** 

> *Physics <u>has been treading.</u>*

**2. Verb with the predicative complement.**

> *Discrepancies that might appear at the cosmological level <u>are</u> <u>extremely difficult to probe experimentally</u>.*

**3. Verb with the complement.**

> *Lord Kevin <u>talked</u> <u>about two clouds</u>.*


**4. Verb with the direct object and complement.**
> *He <u>congratulated</u> <u>her</u> <u>on her promotion</u>.*


**5. Verb with the clause complement.**
> *He <u>expected</u> <u>her to change the tactics</u>.*


**6. Verb with the direct object and clause complement.**
> *I <u>used</u> <u>this data</u> <u>to support my argument</u>.*