赖世雄教你学英语语法
副词
3-1:very, much
1.very不可修饰动词,而much(或very much)则可
例:i very like you.(x)
---- i like you (very) much.(o)
(我很喜欢你。)
2.very可修饰一般形容词或副词,但形容词或副词变成比较级时,则只能用much修饰。
例:he walked very slowly.(o)
(他走得很慢。)
i'm very happy to be of service.(o)
(我很高兴能帮得上忙。)
he walked very more slowly than i.(x)
----he walked much more slowly than i.(o)
(他走得比我慢多了。)
he is very happier than peter.(x)
---- he is much happier than peter.(o)
(他比彼得快乐多了。)
3.修饰too时只能用much,不能用very。
例:he is very too young.(x)
---- he is much too young.(o)
(他太年轻了。)
注意
修饰比较级或too的副词通常有六个:much, far, a lot, a great deal, still, even
例:he is (much/far/a lot/a great deal/still/even) more prudent than john.
(他比约翰谨慎多了。)
he is (much/far/a lot/a great deal/still/even) less diligent than john.
(他没有约翰勤奋。)
he is (much/far/a lot/a great deal/still/even) better than john.
(他比约翰好多了。)
he is (much/far/a lot/a great deal/still/even) too old to do the work.
(他太老了没法做这事。)
4.分词做形容词时
very修饰现在分词,much则修饰过去分词。
例:she is indeed a very charming girl.
(她实在是个非常迷人的女孩。)
he raised a very interesting question.
(他提出一个非常有趣的问题。)
i was much annoyed with her son.
(我很生她儿子的气。)
he was much interested in that book.
(他对那本书很有兴趣。)
但: 有时very亦可用来修饰过去分词。
同学翻遍各种语法参考书时,一定发现没有任何一本会告诉你判断的方法。别怕,有个方法,也就是用汉语和英语的类比方式,保证万无一失。
即:先将英语中做形容词用的过去分词译成汉语,若可被汉语的“很”修饰时,即可使用very+过去分词。
例:he is very (=much) tired/pleased/interested(很累/很高兴/很感兴趣)
否则只能用much修饰过去分词。
例:he was very hurt.(很受伤)(x)
---- he was much hurt.(他伤得很重。)
5.very亦可当形容词以修饰名词,表“正是那个”,放在the之后。此时名词之后若有定语从句修饰,其关系代词必为that,取代who, whom, which。
例:he is (the very man/just the man/the particular man) that came here yesterday.
(他就是昨天来的那位老兄。)