Using still again yet and already in English - a quiz
Distinguishing between still and always and yet and again and already
Ideal for teachers
and students...
Still and yet, again
and already
and even always,
not to mention no longer
or no more, are words
which often cause trouble for students of English. It's often because
because other
languages do not have the same choice of word as English does, and one
word
may cover different meanings; French encore,
Spanish todavía
and
German noch,
for example, can be either "still" or "yet", and encore
and noch
can also mean "again", and sometimes
even
"always" or "already" in English. Note the essential usage
rules as indicated in the table below, then do the tesxt.A reminder of the rules....
| Affirmative context | Negative context | Interrogative context | |
| (Non)-commenced action | not yet | yet | |
| Continuing action | still | no longer, (not still) | still |
| Terminated action | already | no longer | yet / already |
| Repeated action | again | again | again |
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