Auxiliary Verbs
An auxiliary verb usually occours before another verb [see main verb]. Auxiliary verbs "help" other verbs to form verb phrases (for example, is…
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Complement
A complement normally follows the verb phrase . The main verb is usually BE . A complement tells us something about the nature of the subject (or object). …
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