Anonymous  +  230491 Tue, 30 May 06 02:19 PM He is very good. Yes He is very better. No He is the very best. Yes or No Is there a rule about some words such as beautiful or terrible having a meaning that cannot be increased by this adverb of degree. Anonymous Verbs, Adverbs

	Believer  +  230743 Wed, 31 May 06 06:26 AM Hi, He is (very) good -- Obviously this is a good sentence. He is (very???) better -- Usually, we would use the word like "far" to increase the amplitude. He is the very best -- Yes, I think this is OK, if you want to amplify the effect like this, you will need more  context or a phrase (or a clause) that would qualify the use of the adverb "very."  beautiful -- more beautiful  -- the most beautiful terrible -- more terrible -- the most terrible    Believer Joined on Mon, Jan 2 2006 Contributing Member 1,969 Verbs, Clauses, Adverbs