When I’m very cold, I noticed I say “I’m very cold.” But why not “I’m cold much” or “I’m cold very much”?
You can say “I’m cold now” adverbs can be added and “be” and “cold” mean the same. Or, "I like James much".
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Sign up to join this communityWhen I’m very cold, I noticed I say “I’m very cold.” But why not “I’m cold much” or “I’m cold very much”?
You can say “I’m cold now” adverbs can be added and “be” and “cold” mean the same. Or, "I like James much".
The adverb to modify the adjective "cold" is placed before the adjective, not after it. That is just a "rule" of grammar.
The correct adverb to use is "very" and not "much". That is the meaning of "very".
In the other examples you give, the adverb modifies the verb. "I'm cold now", the adverb now gives the time of "being", it doesn't modify the adjective "cold". "I like James much" is not good English, "I like James a lot" is correct, but again the adverb "a lot" modifies "like" not "James".