Intermediate Still, Yet, Anymore, Any Longer & No 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 children this afternoon?

Yet

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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 nurse arrived  yet?
  • I haven’t been examined yet.
  • The dentist hasn’t yet decided if he wants to take out the tooth .
  • Have you finished reading the update  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:

  • I still haven’t got my blood  test results back.

Anymore, Any Longer and 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 drink milk anymore (any longer), I found I have an allergy

No longer usually goes in the middle of the sentence.

Examples:

  • They are no longer in intensive care..
  • I’m no longer able to eat sweets.
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