how suprised

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aysaa

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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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5jj

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No. 'Much' is incorrect.
 

emsr2d2

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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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