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Fine John Means Extremely Note

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Keyword fine
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence 'Hello, John. How are you?' 'Very fine, thank you.'
Correct Sentence 'Hello, John. How are you?' 'Fine, thank you.'
Cloze Error Sentence 'Hello, John. How are you?' '[[Very fine]], thank you.'
Cloze Sentence 'Hello, John. How are you?' '[[Fine]], thank you.'
Cloze Answer Fine
Choices Very fine | Fine
Explanation

When fine means 'very well', it is not used with very or extremely .

See note at VERY 4 (↑very)

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