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Sitifan Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

There is very much rain in Taiwan in summer.

There is very much rain in Taiwan in summer.

Is the above sentence acceptable to native speakers?
  

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sitifan Is the above sentence acceptable to native speakers? No; we do not like to use 'much' in affirmative sentences. There is not very much rain.

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sitifanIs the above sentence acceptable to native speakers?
No; we do not like to use 'much' in affirmative sentences.

There is not very much rain.
BUT
There is a lot of rain.