In English, adverbs really and very are often used to create a certain type of confusion with the word after them. Both are adverbs of the English language that empathize and intensify and both can be translated as the same word in other languages. Really is used to describe adjectives, verbs, or other adverbs, and Very is used to describe adjectives and adverbs, but not verbs.
To examine the differences in the use of these words according to English grammar, each of the adverbs should be considered in different contexts.
Really
1. The adverb really is used to describe adjectives, verbs, or other adverbs:
He was going really slowly (Adverb). Correct!
She was wearing a really beautiful (Adjective) dress. Correct!
I really loved (Verb) this film! Correct!
2. Also, really is used to express interest, surprise, or doubt:
- He has won a $100,000!
- Really? That’s amazing! Correct!
Really
1. The adverb really is used to describe adjectives, verbs, or other adverbs:
He was going really slowly (Adverb). Correct!
She was wearing a really beautiful (Adjective) dress. Correct!
I really loved (Verb) this film! Correct!
2. Also, really is used to express interest, surprise, or doubt:
- He has won a $100,000!
- Really? That’s amazing! Correct!
Really and could be also used to modify an adjective in a similar context:
Mike is a really good dog. Correct!
Mike is a very good dog. Correct!
Really and Very cannot be used one after another in a sentence:
She is a very really good person. Incorrect!
She is a really very good person. Incorrect!
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