[Grammar] I'm very much worried about her/ I'm very much surprised

[englishhobby]

Are the following sentences natural with very much? My old course book (written by non-native speakers of English) says they are less common than similar sentences with very.

1) I'm very much worried about her.
2) I'm very much surprised.

 

[emsr2d2]

They're grammatically correct but the coursebook is absolutely right that they are no longer common. We would omit "much" these days.