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Old Eladio Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Very and Much

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00Hi everybody! Could you tell me if it is correct the following:02p

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00Usually, “Very” is used with adjectives, adverbs, and present participle (ending in ing). “Much” is used with comparatives past participles. For instance:02p

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00She is a very happy girl. 00(adjective)02br
00He acted very meanly. 00(adverb)02pre
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00That boss is much dear by his workers than the former one. 00(comparative)02br
00That teacher is much loved by his pupils. 00(past participle).02pre
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00But I cannot find an example of the use of “very” with present participle ending in ing! Could you help me, please?02p

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0 01blockquote 01cite 10Old Eladio12cite 11b 10Usually,11span 10 “Very” 12span 10is used with adjectives, adverbs, and present participle (ending in ing). 11span 10“Much” 12span 10is used with comparatives past participles. For instance:12b 12br 12br 11b 11span 10She is a very happy girl.

— Yankee

  • 0 01blockquote 01cite 10Old Eladio12cite 11b 10Usually,11span 10 “Very” 12span 10is used with adjectives, adverbs, and present participle (ending in ing).
  • 11span 10“Much” 12span 10is used with comparatives past participles.
  • For instance:12b 12br 12br 11b 11span 10She is a very happy girl.
  • 12span 12b 10(adjective)12br 12br 11b 11span 10He acted very meanly.
  • 12span 12b 10(adverb)12br 12br 11b 11span 10That boss is much 11del 10dear by12del 10 his workers than the former one.
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01cite10Old Eladio12cite11b10Usually,11span10 “Very” 12span10is used with adjectives, adverbs, and present participle (ending in ing). 11span10“Much” 12span10is used with comparatives past participles. For instance:12b12br
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0Thank you, Yankee! (A Cuban saying thank you to a Yankee, and a Yankee helping a Cuban, that's a little step forward; our little contribution to an understanding between our nations and the two people, right?)02br
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00Now, about your comments: OK with the boss's sentence. But about your sentence "That's very surprising" I think that "surprising" is an adjective itself rat
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0I think 'surprising' is an adjective as well. My first reaction was to say 'that is an interesting question' until I realised that that too is an adjective.02br
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00It's hard to think of an example.0-
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0 Try look01b00ing very02b00 closely to the word order.0-
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0 I was thinking that too but doesn't the very modify the adverb 'closely' instead of the 'looking'. 0-
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0Thanks anyway, Wwwdotcom, but not. Your example does not work. I am looking for (very+verb-ing), and you have gave such a sort of a mixture of ing and very in the same sentence.02br
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0 very, verb, ing? Well, I was very trying, but that doesn't sound right. Where did you hear of this formula? 0-
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0 Maybe the following sentence reflects what I am looking for: "00Altogether it was a fun weekend, and a 01b00very 02b00achiev01b00ing02b00 one"02br
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00How do you think, friends from EF?02br
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0 "achieving" modifies "one" (washing machine, looking glass, frying pan)0-
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01cite10Old Eladio12cite10Thank you, Yankee! (A Cuban saying thank you to a Yankee, and a Yankee helping a Cuban, that's a little step forward; our little contribution to an understanding between our nations and the two people, right? 11font10Yes, it is nice.12font10 11font
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