Study the underlined Predicate given below and note the difference:

Question

He became tired.

Short/Brief Note

Solution

Verb - became

Complement - tired

Explanation: The verb (became) is incomplete without the word that follows i.e. tired. So 'tired' is a complement of the verb 'became'.

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