Intermediate Still, Yet, Anymore and Any Longer

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  • Still
  • Yet
  • Comparison of Still & Yet
  • Anymore, Any Longer & No Longer

Still

Still is used to say that an action or situation is continuing. It is in the present not the past. It is placed in the middle of the sentence

Examples:

  • The surgeon is still operating on the girl injured in the car accident.
  • When I came home, the traffic was still very heavy.
  • Does your mother still want to come and see the dentist this afternoon?

Yet

Yet is used when asking if something has happened or not happened. It is mainly used in questions and negative sentences, and is usually placed at the end of the sentence.

Examples:

  • Has the physiotherapist arrived home yet?
  • I haven’t had Covid yet.
  • The children haven’t yet decided if they want to come with us or not .
  • Have you finished your treatment yet?

Comparison of Still and Yet

Compare the use of still and yet in the following sentences..

Examples:

  • Is it still snowing?
  • Has it stopped snowing yet?
  • John was very late going to bed last night and he is still asleep.
  • John was very late going to bed last night and hasn’t woken up yet.

Still can also be used in negative sentences, where the sense is more emphatic.

Examples:

  • She still hasn’t regained consciousness

Anymore, Any Longer ad No Longer

Not……anymore, not….any longer and no longer are used to say that a situation has changed. Anymore and any longer are placed at the end of the sentence.

 

Examples:

  • He isn’t in the same lectures anymore (any longer).
  • I don’t take vitamins anymore (any longer).

No longer usually goes in the middle of the sentence.

Examples:

  • They are no longer on the drug trial.
  • I’m no longer able to walk without a stick
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