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Tara2 Posted 6 years ago
Grammar
Much good
Is "good" in "much good" an adjective, please?
I'm not much good at grammar nomenclature. However, I'm very good at chemstry but absolutely no good at psychology. I tried to learn Japanese but it did me no good.
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Tara2 Is "good" in "much good" an adjective Yes. This is one of those strange cases that allows 'much' where we expect 'very'. That makes 'good' look like a noun.
- Tara2 Is "good" in "much good" an adjective Yes.
- This is one of those strange cases that allows 'much' where we expect 'very'.
- That makes 'good' look like a noun.
- The Oxford Dictionary lists "be much good" as an idiom used with a negative.
- CJ
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Tara2Is "good" in "much good" an adjective
Yes. This is one of those strange cases that allows 'much' where we expect 'very'. That makes 'good' look like a noun.
The Oxford Dictionary lists "be much good" as an idiom used with a negative.
CJ
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