{"id":3731,"date":"2016-07-21T10:00:19","date_gmt":"2016-07-21T17:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/?p=3731"},"modified":"2020-12-10T13:43:08","modified_gmt":"2020-12-10T21:43:08","slug":"words-use-instead-infographic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/words-use-instead-infographic\/","title":{"rendered":"Words to Use Instead of &#8220;Very&#8221; | Infographic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The team at <a href=\"http:\/\/proofreadingservices.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ProofreadingServices.com<\/a> designed this infographic to help those studying for the TOEFL avoid using \u201cvery\u201d in their writing and everyday conversations.<\/em> Native English speakers are taught not to use \u201cvery\u201d from a young age because they can usually substitute something stronger in its place. However, English language students may struggle with this advice because they lack the vocabulary to come up with alternatives. Effective word use is especially crucial when writing the TOEFL, so learners should use this infographic when studying or when practicing with writing exercises. Simply substitute any troublesome \u201cvery\u201d phrases with more descriptive words from the chart.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/magoosh-company-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/toefl\/files\/2016\/07\/20164937\/128_Words_to_Use_Instead_of_Very_V21-FINAL_576KB.jpg\" alt=\"128 words to use instead of very - proofreadingservices\" width=\"880\" height=\"2640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3732\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The team at ProofreadingServices.com designed this infographic to help those studying for the TOEFL avoid using \u201cvery\u201d in their writing and everyday conversations. Native English speakers are taught not to use \u201cvery\u201d from a young age because they can usually substitute something stronger in its place. However, English language students may struggle with this advice [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":199,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13604],"tags":[13626],"ppma_author":[13644],"class_list":["post-3731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-vocab","tag-infographic"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.7 (Yoast SEO v21.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Words to Use Instead of &quot;Very&quot; | Infographic - Magoosh Blog \u2013 TOEFL\u00ae\ufe0f Test<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The team at ProofreadingServices.com designed this infographic to help those studying for the TOEFL avoid using \u201cvery\u201d in their writing and everyday\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/words-use-instead-infographic\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Words to Use Instead of &quot;Very&quot; 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