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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Much + adjective
Basically it's wrong to use 'much' before an adjective, yet I've found the usage of 'much afraid'. I'm confused! Is this a correct usage?
Please help!
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anonymous Basically it's wrong to use 'much' before an adjective You will find much used quite often as an adverb (usually modifying a participle ) in older texts. This usage has decreased in popularity. He was much aggrieved.
- anonymous Basically it's wrong to use 'much' before an adjective You will find much used quite often as an adverb (usually modifying a participle ) in older texts.
- This usage has decreased in popularity.
- He was much aggrieved.
- Let us not forget that the much-maligned British Rail has a major expertise in electronic communications.
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anonymousBasically it's wrong to use 'much' before an adjective
You will find much used quite often as an adverb (usually modifying a participle ) in older texts. This usage has decreased in popularity.
He was much aggrieved.
Let us not forget that the much-maligned British Rail has a major expertise in electronic communications.
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