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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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Is there a rule about which adverbs and adjectives you can modify with very
He is very good. Yes
He is very better. No
He is the very best. Yes or No
Is there a rule about some words such as beautiful or terrible having a meaning that cannot be increased by this adverb of degree.
He is very better. No
He is the very best. Yes or No
Is there a rule about some words such as beautiful or terrible having a meaning that cannot be increased by this adverb of degree.
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Hi, He is (very) good -- Obviously this is a good sentence. ) better -- Usually, we would use the word like "far" to increase the amplitude. " beautiful -- more beautiful -- the most beautiful terrible -- more terrible -- the most terrible
- Hi, He is (very) good -- Obviously this is a good sentence.
- ) better -- Usually, we would use the word like "far" to increase the amplitude.
- " beautiful -- more beautiful -- the most beautiful terrible -- more terrible -- the most terrible
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Hi,
He is (very) good -- Obviously this is a good sentence.
He is (very???) better -- Usually, we would use the word like "far" to increase the amplitude.
He is the very best -- Yes, I think this is OK, if you want to amplify the effect like this, you will need more context or a phrase (or a clause) that would qualify the use of the adverb "very."
beautiful --
He is (very) good -- Obviously this is a good sentence.
He is (very???) better -- Usually, we would use the word like "far" to increase the amplitude.
He is the very best -- Yes, I think this is OK, if you want to amplify the effect like this, you will need more context or a phrase (or a clause) that would qualify the use of the adverb "very."
beautiful --
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