Why is the degree marker HEN (很) obligatory in "他很高"?

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asked Dec 7, 2017 in Questions about Chinese Grammar by admin (25,520 points)
edited Mar 26, 2018 by admin | 290 views

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Hěn (很) is the default evaluative marker in signalling evaluation. It is obligatory when using in evaluative predication. So, ‘他很高’ is grammatical and ‘*他高’ is ungrammatical.

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