very是一个使用频率较高的副词。一般来说，副词可以用来修饰形容词、副词或动词，但用very修饰这些词时，要注意以下几点：

　　一、不可单独修饰动词。

　　1.他们非常喜欢英语。

　　误：They very like English.

　　正：They like English very much.

　　2.布朗先生非常喜欢吃水果。

　　误：Mr. Brown very likes fruit.

　　正：Mr. Brown likes fruit a lot.

　　二、不可修饰作表语的形容词。

　　3.我们此刻非常清醒。

　　误：We are very awake at the moment.

　　正：We are wide awake at the moment.

　　4.工人们仍在熟睡。

　　误：The workers are still very asleep.

　　正：The workers are still fast asleep.

　　5.昨晚这座房子里就她一人。

　　误：She was very alone in the house last night.

　　正：She was all alone in the house last night.

　　三、不可修饰形容词或副词的比较级。

　　6.汤姆比凯特高得多。

　　误：Tom is very taller than Kate.

　　正：Tom is much taller than Kate.

　　7.昨天很冷，但今天更冷。

　　误：It was cold yesterday，but it is very colder today.

　　正：It was cold yesterday，but it is still/even colder today.

　　8. 这部电影比那一部好得多。

　　误：This film is very better than that one.

　　正：This film is far better than that one.