"a Dream Of Red Mansions" Verb Structure

This thesis discusses the types of the adnex, complement and the verb-complement structure in the Dream of the Red Chamber. Then it analyzes the functions of syntax of the verb-complement structures and the complements' semantic connection with other sentential components.After research we can find that: firstly, a great number of predicate-word phrases can act as the adnex of the verb-complement structure; secondly, almost all the verbal phrases and adjectival phrases can act as complement, and other phrases like adverbs, noun, quantifier phrases, some prepositional phrases and subject-predicate phrases, even compound sentence can act as complement too;thirdiy, there are six kinds of verb-complement structures in the novel;fourthly, the verb-complement structures can act as subject, predicate, object, attribute, adverbial modifier, complement in a sentence and other phrases' component, even can be a sentence by itself; fifthly, the semantic connection between complement and other components in the sentence is very abundance and complex;sixthly, some special verb-complement structures in the Dream of the Red Chamber show the characteristic of transitional language.This thesis is divided into five parts:Part 1: Preface.Part 2: The types of the verb-complement structures.Part 3: The syntax function of the verb-complement structures.Part 4: Argumentation about a few especial verb-complement structures.Part 5: Conclusion.