1a. I ate very many chocolates.
1b. I ate a lot of chocolates.
2a. I paid very much money in tax last year.
2b. I paid a lot of money in tax last year.
3a. My new apartment cost me very much money.
3b. My new apartment cost me a lot of money.
4a. She was performing well indeed.
4b. She was performing very well indeed.
5a. It was a good movie indeed.
5b. It was a very good movie indeed.
Please correct all.
Thanks.
‘very much’ is not right in these sentences.
I suggest ‘a great deal of’ instead.