Misplacement and Misuse of "Very": Helping Students Overcome the "Very + Verb" Problem.

Chan, Alice Y. W.; Li, David C. S.; Kwan, Becky S. C.

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ERIC Number: EJ673206

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2003

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Misplacement and Misuse of "Very": Helping Students Overcome the "Very + Verb" Problem.

Chan, Alice Y. W.; Li, David C. S.; Kwan, Becky S. C.

English Teacher: An International Journal, v6 n2 p125-32 Jul 2003

Discusses the nature and causes of a common problem encountered by elementary English-as-a-Second-Language learners in Hong Kong--the placement of the intensifying adverb "very" in sentences involving a degree expression. Suggests an algorithmic approach to error correction to help students overcome the problem. (Author/VWL)

Descriptors: Adverbs, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, English (Second Language), Error Correction, Foreign Countries, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Sentence Structure

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Hong Kong

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