very little is left of the forest I'd call little a noun (a small amount, quantity, or degree: They did little to make him comfortable ), making very an adjective. I don't know what you mean by movement (unless we consider little a pronoun which has moved from an adjective function).
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very little is left of the forestI'd call little a noun (a small amount, quantity, or degree: They did little to make him comfortable), making very an adjective. I don't know what you mean by movement (unless we consider little a pronoun which has moved from an adjective function).