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Is the usage of Very Many correct in this sentence ?

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by mv12 » Thu Jul 05, 2012 8:15 am

No...it should be don't have many...

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by Bill@VeritasPrep » Thu Jul 05, 2012 10:15 am

"Very many" is fine. Many is an adjective, and very is an adverb that can be used to modify an adjective.

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