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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
very much
0 Hello guys! I'm from Japan and I have a question to English speakers about the uses of the "very much". 02 br
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00 My E-J dictionary says that "This is very much an agricultural problem" is a good English phrase but that "She is very much a pretty woman" is wrong. It explains we should not use the construction "be very much a/an ADJ NOUN" when the ADJ is gradable one. Do you agree to this explanation? If you agree, could you give me the reason(s) why we cannot use the construction when the ADJ is gradable? 02 br
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00 Thanks in advance. 0-
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00 My E-J dictionary says that "This is very much an agricultural problem" is a good English phrase but that "She is very much a pretty woman" is wrong. It explains we should not use the construction "be very much a/an ADJ NOUN" when the ADJ is gradable one. Do you agree to this explanation? If you agree, could you give me the reason(s) why we cannot use the construction when the ADJ is gradable? 02 br
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0 I agree. With gradables, the gradable itself is intensified with 01 i 00 very 02 i 00 : 01 i 00 She is a 01 b 00 very pretty 02 b 00 woman 02 i 00 . 0-
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- With gradables, the gradable itself is intensified with 01 i 00 very 02 i 00 : 01 i 00 She is a 01 b 00 very pretty 02 b 00 woman 02 i 00 .
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0 I agree. With gradables, the gradable itself is intensified with 01 i 00 very 02 i 00 : 01 i 00 She is a 01 b 00 very pretty 02 b 00 woman 02 i 00 . This is not possible with nongradables: ( 01 b 00 X 02 b 00 ) 01 i 00 This is a very agricultural problem 02 i 00 . 02 br
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0 Thank you, Mr. M. 02 br
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00 As to your argument/position that 01 i 00 very much 02 i 00 is idiomatic in the way it 01 u 00 is used with a noun 02 u 00 , would you say the following lends an exception to your categorizing of the phrase 01 i 00 very much 02 i 00 as being idiomatic when used with a noun? 02 br
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00 As to your argument/position that 01 i 00 very much 02 i 00 is idiomatic in the way it 01 u 00 is used with a noun 02 u 00 , would you say the following lends an exception to your categorizing of the phrase 01 i 00 very much 02 i 00 as being idiomatic when used with a noun? 02 br
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0 My take: 02 br
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00 This is 01 u 00 very much of 02 u 00 an agricultural problem 02 i 00 is a casual form of 01 i 00 This is 01 u 00 very much 02 u 00 an agricultural problem 02 i 00 . The grammar of the former does not hold up well under (my) scrutiny. 02 br
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00 This is 01 u 00 very much of 02 u 00 an agricultural problem 02 i 00 is a casual form of 01 i 00 This is 01 u 00 very much 02 u 00 an agricultural problem 02 i 00 . The grammar of the former does not hold up well under (my) scrutiny. 02 br
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0 Hi Anon, 02 br
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00 This is my view: 02 br
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00 [Very much] can be used in different contexts, however, with slightly varying meanings. 00 02 br
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00 In general, [very much] means a lot, almost completely, or deeply. 02 br
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00 1) 00 00 Since her devoice, she is very much giving up her social life. – almo
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00 This is my view: 02 br
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00 [Very much] can be used in different contexts, however, with slightly varying meanings. 00 02 br
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00 In general, [very much] means a lot, almost completely, or deeply. 02 br
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00 1) 00 00 Since her devoice, she is very much giving up her social life. – almo
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