ABSTRACT
A complement is generally defi ned as a word or phrase that follows a verb or adjective to complete or expand the meaning of that verb or adjective.
Some grammarians do not make the distinction between the complement of degree and the complement of state; they use only the term ‘complement of degree’. This is because both are used to indicate the extent to which an action (a verb) is/was/has been performed or the status an adjective has reached.
