A complement is a grammatical unit, generally made up of a verbal or an adjectival expression, that appears after the main verb in a sentence to enhance its meaning. The Chinese language contains many various types of complements. # Complement of Degree #得 The complement of degree provides a degree to which the verb occurs. In Chinese, 得 is used to join it to the verb it modifies: ``` Verb + 得 + (Degree Adverb + Adjective) ( Complement of Degree ) ``` 1. 他吃得很多 tā chī de hěn duō "he ate a lot" 2. 他写得很好 tā xiě de hěn hǎo "he writes really well" 3. 他来得很晚 tā lái de hěn wǎn "he came very late" ## Questions Questions can be formed in this pattern, either affirmative-negative, or interrogative: 1.