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Lot Costs Money Verbs E.G Pay Charge Eat

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Keyword very
Sub Entry Number 3
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence It costs very much.
Correct Sentence It costs a lot (of money).
Cloze Error Sentence It costs [[very much]].
Cloze Sentence It costs [[a lot (of money)]].
Cloze Answer a lot (of money)
Choices a lot (of money) | very much
Explanation

With some verbs (e.g. cost, pay, charge, eat ) it is possible to use very much in questions and negative sentences: 'Did it cost very much?' 'It didn't cost very much.'

However, in affirmative sentences very much is usually replaced by a lot: 'It will cost quite a lot to have the job done properly.'

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