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Son James Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
So much or very much to modify verbs
Q)Mr.Patterson said that his strong background in
retailing would be ------- helpful in new job.
A) so much
B) especially
The correct answer is B)especially. I know because "so much" is a kind of adjective which can't modify another adjective. That's why it should be "especially".
The question I want to ask is whether or not I can replace "very much" in that sentence.
I think I can. (1) Am I right ?
The adverb of "very" can modify adjectives and the adverb phrase can modify verbs.(2) Am I right ? Please confirm them.
retailing would be ------- helpful in new job.
A) so much
B) especially
The correct answer is B)especially. I know because "so much" is a kind of adjective which can't modify another adjective. That's why it should be "especially".
The question I want to ask is whether or not I can replace "very much" in that sentence.
I think I can. (1) Am I right ?
The adverb of "very" can modify adjectives and the adverb phrase can modify verbs.(2) Am I right ? Please confirm them.
Top answer
We can have very helpful, especially helpful, and so helpful. We cannot have much helpful, so much helpful or very much helpful.
- We can have very helpful, especially helpful, and so helpful.
- We cannot have much helpful, so much helpful or very much helpful.
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We can have very helpful, especially helpful, and so helpful.
We cannot have much helpful, so much helpful or very much helpful.
We cannot have much helpful, so much helpful or very much helpful.
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What I asked to you for was whether or not "very much" can modify verb,not the adjective of "helpful". I made a little mistake in what I wanted to ask. Anyway, thank you so much for your kind answers. It's really helpful to me. I have found where I made mistake and fully understood for "so much" and "very much". Thanks again.
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