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Complements.md

Complements.md

@@ -14,4 +14,55 @@ Verb + 得 + (Degree Adverb + Adjective)
 
 ## Questions
 Questions can be formed in this pattern, either affirmative-negative, or interrogative:
-1. 
+1. 古波学得认真不认真？
+   Gǔbō xué de rènzhēn bu rènzhēn?
+   Does Gubo study conscientously?
+2. 爸爸走得很快吗？
+   Bàba zǒu de hěn kuài ma?
+   Does Dad walk fast?
+3. 他准备得怎么样？
+   tā zhǔnbèi de zěnmeyàng?
+    How did he do in his preparation?
+
+## Verbs with Objects and Complements
+What if a verb takes an object and is modified by a complement. 
+
+### Establishing Another Verbal Unit
+In this case, the verb is repeated - first with the object, then modified by the complement:
+```
+Verb + Object + Verb + Complement
+```
+1. 他说英语说得很慢
+   tā shuō de yīngyǔ shuō de hěn màn
+   He speaks English slowly
+2. 他回答问题回答得非常好
+   tā huídá wèntí huídá de fēicháng hǎo
+   He answers questions very well
+3. 他写汉字写得不整齐
+   tā xiě hànzì xiě de bù zhěngqí
+   He doesn't write Chinese characters neatly
+4. 他吃饭吃得多不多？
+   tā chī fàn chī de duō bu duō?
+   Does he eat much?
+5. 他整理房间整理得怎么样？
+   tā zhěnglǐ fángjiān zhěnglǐ de zěnmeyàng?
+   How did he do in cleaning his room?
+
+### Topicalisation
+Topicalisation involves moving the object to the front of the sentence: either before the predicate, or before the entire sentence. The object must represent some known information. In this case, we don't have to repeat the verb:
+```
+Subject + Object + Verb + Complement
+               or
+Object + Subject + Verb + Complement
+```
+
+1. He is doing quite well in his studying of Chinese:
+	a. 他学汉语学得很不错。
+	b. 他汉语学得很不错。
+	c. 汉语他学得很不错。
+2. He answered those questions expeditiously:
+   a. 他回答那些问题回答得很快。
+   b. 他那些问题回答得很快。
+   c. 那些问题他回答得很快。
+
+Generally, it's more common to move the object to the front of the sentence when the object is lengthy or complicated (so: use examples (c) above).