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Adel A
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help me plz
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I am really confused with this sentence please fill in the space with a word to give the same meaning:
There are only a few concerts this month.
There aren �t very ----------------concerts this month.
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22 May 2014
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douglas
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There aren �t very ----many---concerts this month. |
22 May 2014
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dackala
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I think �very many � sounds really odd and is not correct, but I �m not sure.
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22 May 2014
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dackala
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I �m probably wrong : Here �s a discussion about it:
http://forum.thefreedictionary.com/postst22495_Use-of--very-many-.aspx
This construction doesn �t sound right but seems ok among native speakers :)
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22 May 2014
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MoodyMoody
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Douglas is correct, but the "very" could be easily omitted if you don �t like it. |
22 May 2014
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yanogator
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The negation of an emphasizing word like "very" produces the opposite. "Very many" means a large amount. "Not very many" means a definitely small amount. It is roughly equivalent to "not many at all". "Too hot" means more than a person is comfortable with. "Not too hot" can mean fairly cool, although it can also be a simple negation, meaning that it is hot, but bearably so. The context is needed in this case to determine which is meant. Bruce |
22 May 2014
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