Verb as Complement

Verb as Complement

Verb complement adalah sebuah kata atau kelompok kata yang berfungsi sebagai objek (bisa berupa direct object atau indirect object) dari verb dan melengkapi arti verb tersebut. Terdapat tiga cara untuk membuat sebuah kalimat dengan verb complement didalamnya yaitu :

a.      Dengan Infinitives

b.      Dengan Gerund

c.       Dengan Noun Clause / Noun Phrase.

Verb Complement Dengan Infinitives

I asked them to come to my house.

He wanted to go.

I decided to refuse the offer.

She pretended to be someone else.

He forgot to buy some eggs.

Verb Complement Dengan Gerund

I enjoy studying chemistry with Mr.Burno.

Miss Martina considered traveling to Singapore next month.

I considered reading Laskar Pelangi novel tonight.

I love reading.

I avoid taking a shortcut in everything.

Verb Complement Dengan Noun Clause / Noun Phrase

Mrs Matroyska acknowledged that she had left the job.

My client paid me two million rupiah.

Jakiro prefers that Miss Aniki speak with him personally.

I insisted that he pay the bill.

She said that the café is nearby.

Sources:

http://www.bigbanktheories.com/verb-complement-dalam-bahasa-inggris-itu-seperti-apa/ Accessed on April 04, 2019