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27 Dec 2019
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There are some adjectives which begin with
"a-",such as asleep, alike, alone, afraid,alive, awake, etc.
To modify or emphasize these adjectives, we must use " much" rather than " very" according to some of grammar books.
However, I am questioning this rule.
Among sentences below, could native speakers tell me which one(s) is/are correct or which one(s) is/ are acceptable, please?
1. The twins look so alike.
2. The twins look much alike.
3. The twins look very much alike.
4. The twins look very alike.
There are some adjectives which begin with
"a-",such as asleep, alike, alone, afraid,alive, awake, etc.
To modify or emphasize these adjectives, we must use " much" rather than " very" according to some of grammar books.
However, I am questioning this rule.
Among sentences below, could native speakers tell me which one(s) is/are correct or which one(s) is/ are acceptable, please?
1. The twins look so alike.
2. The twins look much alike.
3. The twins look very much alike.
4. The twins look very alike.
"a-",such as asleep, alike, alone, afraid,alive, awake, etc.
To modify or emphasize these adjectives, we must use " much" rather than " very" according to some of grammar books.
However, I am questioning this rule.
Among sentences below, could native speakers tell me which one(s) is/are correct or which one(s) is/ are acceptable, please?
1. The twins look so alike.
2. The twins look much alike.
3. The twins look very much alike.
4. The twins look very alike.
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27 Dec 2019
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@msky1125
Sentences 1 and 3 sound more natural to me.
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@msky1125
Sentences 1 and 3 sound more natural to me.
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@Datsun43 Thanks ^^ What about both sentence 2 and sentence 4, please? Are they acceptable or unnatural?
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- Country or region United States
@msky1125 3 is the best. I think 1 and 4 are unnatural, but 2 is acceptable. “The twins look so much alike” is good too
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- Country or region United States
@msky1125 You should either say “so much” or “very much” but never just one “much” or “so” or “very”
Good:
- The twins look very much alike.
- The twins look so much alike.
- The twins look alike.
Unnatural:
- The twins look much alike.
- The twins look so alike.
- The twins look very alike.
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@msky1125 "The twins look so much alike" sounds like casual spoken English. (But I wouldn't use it in an essay or business writing.)
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