“She very wants to do it” instead of “She wants to do it very much”
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Is the sentence
"She very wants to do it."
could be correct in a meaning of:
She wants to do it very much.
?
I mean to ask if it is a grammatical sentence at all.
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Is the sentence
"She very wants to do it."
could be correct in a meaning of:
She wants to do it very much.
?
I mean to ask if it is a grammatical sentence at all.
adverbs word-order intensifiers
Your first version is completely ungrammatical. But there's nothing wrong with She wants very much to do it, or She very much wants to do it. Which although far less common would often be used with exactly the sense of your second version. Maybe just a personal thing, but I might be more likely to use one of those "less common" versions if robustly refuting someone who'd just claimed that she didn't really want to do it at all.
– FumbleFingers
3 hours ago
Thank you very much. Please put our things as an answer rather than a comment. It helped me. Secondly, I'd like to ask you if there's other ways to say "She wants to do it very much". Indeed you suggested that it can be possible to change the place of "very much" in the sentence, but I'm asking about other ways if you know. Thank you.
– Perplexed folks
3 hours ago
I didn't post an "Answer" because I didn't know if you'd simply made a typo when you omitted much from your first version. Presumably not, since you haven't edited your question text to "correct" it. But honestly, my comment has nothing to do with what seems to be your real problem here - the difference between very (which can't be used adverbially to "intensify" the verb wants) and really (which is perfectly fine as an adverbial intensifier in She really wants to do it).
– FumbleFingers
3 hours ago
Ok, I understand. Thank you very much. I lerant a new thing today (that "really" can be in a meaning of "very much".).
– Perplexed folks
2 hours ago
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Is the sentence
"She very wants to do it."
could be correct in a meaning of:
She wants to do it very much.
?
I mean to ask if it is a grammatical sentence at all.
adverbs word-order intensifiers
Is the sentence
"She very wants to do it."
could be correct in a meaning of:
She wants to do it very much.
?
I mean to ask if it is a grammatical sentence at all.
adverbs word-order intensifiers
adverbs word-order intensifiers
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Your first version is completely ungrammatical. But there's nothing wrong with She wants very much to do it, or She very much wants to do it. Which although far less common would often be used with exactly the sense of your second version. Maybe just a personal thing, but I might be more likely to use one of those "less common" versions if robustly refuting someone who'd just claimed that she didn't really want to do it at all.
– FumbleFingers
3 hours ago
Thank you very much. Please put our things as an answer rather than a comment. It helped me. Secondly, I'd like to ask you if there's other ways to say "She wants to do it very much". Indeed you suggested that it can be possible to change the place of "very much" in the sentence, but I'm asking about other ways if you know. Thank you.
– Perplexed folks
3 hours ago
I didn't post an "Answer" because I didn't know if you'd simply made a typo when you omitted much from your first version. Presumably not, since you haven't edited your question text to "correct" it. But honestly, my comment has nothing to do with what seems to be your real problem here - the difference between very (which can't be used adverbially to "intensify" the verb wants) and really (which is perfectly fine as an adverbial intensifier in She really wants to do it).
– FumbleFingers
3 hours ago
Ok, I understand. Thank you very much. I lerant a new thing today (that "really" can be in a meaning of "very much".).
– Perplexed folks
2 hours ago
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Your first version is completely ungrammatical. But there's nothing wrong with She wants very much to do it, or She very much wants to do it. Which although far less common would often be used with exactly the sense of your second version. Maybe just a personal thing, but I might be more likely to use one of those "less common" versions if robustly refuting someone who'd just claimed that she didn't really want to do it at all.
– FumbleFingers
3 hours ago
Thank you very much. Please put our things as an answer rather than a comment. It helped me. Secondly, I'd like to ask you if there's other ways to say "She wants to do it very much". Indeed you suggested that it can be possible to change the place of "very much" in the sentence, but I'm asking about other ways if you know. Thank you.
– Perplexed folks
3 hours ago
I didn't post an "Answer" because I didn't know if you'd simply made a typo when you omitted much from your first version. Presumably not, since you haven't edited your question text to "correct" it. But honestly, my comment has nothing to do with what seems to be your real problem here - the difference between very (which can't be used adverbially to "intensify" the verb wants) and really (which is perfectly fine as an adverbial intensifier in She really wants to do it).
– FumbleFingers
3 hours ago
Ok, I understand. Thank you very much. I lerant a new thing today (that "really" can be in a meaning of "very much".).
– Perplexed folks
2 hours ago
Your first version is completely ungrammatical. But there's nothing wrong with She wants very much to do it, or She very much wants to do it. Which although far less common would often be used with exactly the sense of your second version. Maybe just a personal thing, but I might be more likely to use one of those "less common" versions if robustly refuting someone who'd just claimed that she didn't really want to do it at all.
– FumbleFingers
3 hours ago
Your first version is completely ungrammatical. But there's nothing wrong with She wants very much to do it, or She very much wants to do it. Which although far less common would often be used with exactly the sense of your second version. Maybe just a personal thing, but I might be more likely to use one of those "less common" versions if robustly refuting someone who'd just claimed that she didn't really want to do it at all.
– FumbleFingers
3 hours ago
Thank you very much. Please put our things as an answer rather than a comment. It helped me. Secondly, I'd like to ask you if there's other ways to say "She wants to do it very much". Indeed you suggested that it can be possible to change the place of "very much" in the sentence, but I'm asking about other ways if you know. Thank you.
– Perplexed folks
3 hours ago
Thank you very much. Please put our things as an answer rather than a comment. It helped me. Secondly, I'd like to ask you if there's other ways to say "She wants to do it very much". Indeed you suggested that it can be possible to change the place of "very much" in the sentence, but I'm asking about other ways if you know. Thank you.
– Perplexed folks
3 hours ago
I didn't post an "Answer" because I didn't know if you'd simply made a typo when you omitted much from your first version. Presumably not, since you haven't edited your question text to "correct" it. But honestly, my comment has nothing to do with what seems to be your real problem here - the difference between very (which can't be used adverbially to "intensify" the verb wants) and really (which is perfectly fine as an adverbial intensifier in She really wants to do it).
– FumbleFingers
3 hours ago
I didn't post an "Answer" because I didn't know if you'd simply made a typo when you omitted much from your first version. Presumably not, since you haven't edited your question text to "correct" it. But honestly, my comment has nothing to do with what seems to be your real problem here - the difference between very (which can't be used adverbially to "intensify" the verb wants) and really (which is perfectly fine as an adverbial intensifier in She really wants to do it).
– FumbleFingers
3 hours ago
Ok, I understand. Thank you very much. I lerant a new thing today (that "really" can be in a meaning of "very much".).
– Perplexed folks
2 hours ago
Ok, I understand. Thank you very much. I lerant a new thing today (that "really" can be in a meaning of "very much".).
– Perplexed folks
2 hours ago
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No, “very” is a qualifier that is used to add more detail to a noun or adjective’s meaning (for example “she was very happy”) and so can’t come before a verb.
In the example “She very wants to do it” the word “really” would be correct, changing the sentence to “She really wants to do it”. “Really” has a very similar meaning in this context and can be used to enhance a verb.
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Very nicely summarised!
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No, “very” is a qualifier that is used to add more detail to a noun or adjective’s meaning (for example “she was very happy”) and so can’t come before a verb.
In the example “She very wants to do it” the word “really” would be correct, changing the sentence to “She really wants to do it”. “Really” has a very similar meaning in this context and can be used to enhance a verb.
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No, “very” is a qualifier that is used to add more detail to a noun or adjective’s meaning (for example “she was very happy”) and so can’t come before a verb.
In the example “She very wants to do it” the word “really” would be correct, changing the sentence to “She really wants to do it”. “Really” has a very similar meaning in this context and can be used to enhance a verb.
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No, “very” is a qualifier that is used to add more detail to a noun or adjective’s meaning (for example “she was very happy”) and so can’t come before a verb.
In the example “She very wants to do it” the word “really” would be correct, changing the sentence to “She really wants to do it”. “Really” has a very similar meaning in this context and can be used to enhance a verb.
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No, “very” is a qualifier that is used to add more detail to a noun or adjective’s meaning (for example “she was very happy”) and so can’t come before a verb.
In the example “She very wants to do it” the word “really” would be correct, changing the sentence to “She really wants to do it”. “Really” has a very similar meaning in this context and can be used to enhance a verb.
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Very nicely summarised!
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Your first version is completely ungrammatical. But there's nothing wrong with She wants very much to do it, or She very much wants to do it. Which although far less common would often be used with exactly the sense of your second version. Maybe just a personal thing, but I might be more likely to use one of those "less common" versions if robustly refuting someone who'd just claimed that she didn't really want to do it at all.
– FumbleFingers
3 hours ago
Thank you very much. Please put our things as an answer rather than a comment. It helped me. Secondly, I'd like to ask you if there's other ways to say "She wants to do it very much". Indeed you suggested that it can be possible to change the place of "very much" in the sentence, but I'm asking about other ways if you know. Thank you.
– Perplexed folks
3 hours ago
I didn't post an "Answer" because I didn't know if you'd simply made a typo when you omitted much from your first version. Presumably not, since you haven't edited your question text to "correct" it. But honestly, my comment has nothing to do with what seems to be your real problem here - the difference between very (which can't be used adverbially to "intensify" the verb wants) and really (which is perfectly fine as an adverbial intensifier in She really wants to do it).
– FumbleFingers
3 hours ago
Ok, I understand. Thank you very much. I lerant a new thing today (that "really" can be in a meaning of "very much".).
– Perplexed folks
2 hours ago