VOCABULARY# 1

USING " VERY"

We use very before adverbs and adjectives to add emphasis. It means to a great degree: as
an adverb (before adjectives and adverbs): It had been a long day and he was very tired.
I always walk very quickly.
She writes very well.

as an adjective(only before a noun):

They went down to the very bottom of the sea.
The car exploded before my very eyes.

POINTS 1.- used for emphasizing that aquality exists or is true to agreat degree Se usa para
enfatizar que existe una cualidad o que es verdadera en gran medida It was a very good film.
The building looks very old. I think he's very handsome, don't you?
That's very kindof you, Susan. I took my music lessons very seriously. The whole team has
been playing very welllately.

Not before comparatives

We use very much not very to add emphasis to comparative adverbs and adjectives:
Omah is very much bettert han Ian at basketball.
Not:Omah is very better than Ian?
London is very much biggerthan Naples.
Not:London is very bigger than Naples.

Not before some superlatives

We can use very before superlative adjectives that end in -est (including bestand worst),
but we don?t use it before superlatives which use the most, we usually useby far:
Cristin is the very oldest child in the class.
This is the very lowest price I can offer.
I think watching television is by far the most harmful activity for a child.
Not: ? is the very most harmful activity for a child.

Not before ungradable adjectives

Some adjectives are absolute, such as dead, unique. We do not usually use very before
these ungradable adjectives:

The king was dead.

Not very
We can use not very to soften a negative comment:
Ray is usually not very punctual.(more direct: Ray is always late.)
This pasta isn?t very nice, is it? (more direct:This pasta is not nice.)