Question

correct the error 1) he made a very best painting.
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Answer 1

He made the best painting.

• The adjective (best) used in the given sentence is in it's superlative degree.
• And, according to the grammatical rules we cannot use the word "very" before any superlative degree adjective.
• The word "very" can be used only before any kind of positive degree adjective.
• In that sense, we can also rewrite the sentence as - "He made a very good painting". Here, we used the positive degree adjective which can be placed after the word "very".

Answer 2

He made the best painting.

• In the given sentence, we should use "the best" instead of "a very" as it gives the proper meaning of the sentence.

• Generally, the word ''very'' is used before adjectives and adverbs to add emphasis. For example- He writes very fast. She reads very quickly.

• Adjectives have three different degrees of comparison. The positive, The comparative, and the superlative.

• The positive degree of comparison is used to describe one item. The comparative degree is used to describe two items whereas the superlative degree is used to describe two or more items.

• The word ''best'' is the superlative degree. ''Good'' and ''better'' words are positive and comparative degrees respectively.

• It is not correct to say ''very best'' for a formal speech but we can use it for informal speech.

• It is grammatically not correct to use ''very'' before a superlative degree but we can use it before a positive degree.