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  1. 24-Jan-2013, 17:06 #1
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    Hi,

    How much surprised were you?

    How surprised were you?

    Can we interchange the sentece '    How much surprised were you?' with 'How surprised were you?' ?

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    Default Re: how suprised

    No. 'Much' is incorrect.
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    Default Re: how suprised

    As a general rule, we don't use "much" before an adjective.

    How angry were you?
    I was very angry.

    How surprised was your brother?
    He was extremely surprised.

    How happy are you?
    I'm quite happy.
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