Verb complements

wufeifei
July 07, 2008, 08:29 PM posted in General Discussion

Since I study completely on my own (the native speakers I occasionally chat with don't count because I've never been able to get a proper answer from them since my Chinese isn't good enough to explain my problem sufficiently ;-) ) I have no fixed schedules, but no controlled, traditional input either. I'm afraid I might have missed a few crucial grammar points in the process. A particular concern of mine is the issue of the beloved complements. I'd therefore ask you to either provide a link to a concise grammar reference site or give me an overview of the various complements (and perhaps mention any other oft-overlooked grammatical aspects) you've studied/come across, whether in class or at home up to a post-intermediate level. (Qing Wen dealt with some of them, but there's such a staggering number of them left...) No explanations/examples necessary, just a list.

Thank you so much for your help.

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ZhouRui
July 08, 2008, 11:56 AM

You can find a list of verbal complements in basically any first-year text book. As for online stuff, check MIT's open courseware Chinese courses -- I know they cover VC well. Besides that, they are something that comes with exposure.