very作为副词使用时，其使用频率是很高的。一般来说，副词可以用来修饰形容词、副词或动词，但用very修饰这些词时，要注意以下几点：
　　一、不可单独修饰动词。
　　1. 他们非常喜欢英语。
　　误：They very like English .
　　正：They like English very much .
　　二、不可修饰作表语的形容词。
　　2. 我们此刻非常清醒。
　　误：We are very awake at the moment .
　　正：We are wide awake at the moment .
　　三、不可修饰形容词或副词的比较级。
　　3. 汤姆比凯特高得多。
　　误：Tom is very taller than Kate .
　　正：Tom is much taller than Kate .
　　四、不可用来加强副词或介词短语的语气。
　　4. 他到处找他的钢笔，可它就在他的书桌里。
　　误：He looked for his pen here and there , but it was very in his desk.
　　正：He looked for his pen here and there , but it was right in his desk .
　　五、不可修饰“too＋形容词/副词”结构。
　　5. 这件毛衣她穿起来太大了。
　　误：This sweater is very too large for her .
　　正：This sweater is much too large for her .
　　六、不可替代“so…that…”，“too…to…”结构中的so和too。
　　6. 他的弟弟年龄非常小，不能去上学。
　　误：His brother is very young to go to school .
　　正：His brother is too young to go to school.