Quantitative complements – which fall under the category of verbal complements (together with resulting complements and directional complements) – are used to quantify the action or state that the verb expresses.

These complements are divided into: complements of incidence, which specify how many times a particular action is taken; complements of length, which specifies the length of an action or a state expressed by the verb; and complements of extension, which quantifies the action derived from the verb.

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A complement of degree – which makes up part of the verbal complements – serves two functions: first of all it describes the way an action takes place or took place in the past.

In this case, the verbal complement is, most times, a predicative adjective; the complements of degree also specifies the intensity of the action or state expressed in the phrase, citing the consequences produced.