| 词组 | very and very much |
| 释义 | Contents overview very and very muchnot verynot very 616.211204616 very and very much1adjectives and adverbs: very kind, very quicklyWe use very, not very much, before adjectives and adverbs.You're very kind. (not You're very much kind.)The situation is very serious. (not … very much serious.)I came very quickly. (not … very much quickly.)However, (very) much is used before comparatives.I'm (very) much happier in my new job. (not … very happier …)For very with superlatives (very first, very best, etc), 207.4.For the very same, 571.2not veryNot very expresses quite a low degree.It's not very warm – you'd better take a coat.That meal wasn't very expensive. (= quite cheap.)Note that little cannot be used in this way.He's not very imaginative. (not He's little imaginative.)3past participles: very much loved, very worriedBefore past participles we normally use very much.She was very much loved by her grandchildren. (not She was very loved.)Journey times will be very much reduced by the new road. (not … very reduced …)But we use very with some past participles that are used as adjectives. For details, 96.8.I'm very worried about Angela. (not … very much worried …)We were very surprised when Dan passed his exam. (More common than … very much surprised …)4very much (adverbial)Very much can be an adverbial.We very much enjoyed the party. (not We very enjoyed …)We do not normally put very much between a verb and its object.I very much like mountains. (not I like very much mountains.)Very much can also be a determiner before a noun.She didn't have very much money.Have you got very much work to do?Very much is not often used as a determiner in affirmative clauses (165.4).There was a lot of snow on the road. (not There was very much snow …)For very … indeed, 499.Previous Next |
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