Can we use definite articles with adverb words like as, rather, very, much, quite, so, and such, too?
Which one of these is grammatically correct:
(A) He is a very good person.
(B) He is the very good person.
Please elaborate.
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Sign up to join this communityCan we use definite articles with adverb words like as, rather, very, much, quite, so, and such, too?
Which one of these is grammatically correct:
(A) He is a very good person.
(B) He is the very good person.
Please elaborate.
A is correct but B depends on the context.
For example:
He is the very good person I was talking about.
There isn't anything special about using a definite article along with adverbs; the same rules apply here.