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Nakool Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Error Identification
The President has still not proved that he is an honest person.
According to my book there is no error in the above sentence.
I believe we should use 'yet' in place of 'still'.
He is still to prove that he is honest.
He has yet to prove that he is honest.
Please let me know if my understanding is correct.
According to my book there is no error in the above sentence.
I believe we should use 'yet' in place of 'still'.
He is still to prove that he is honest.
He has yet to prove that he is honest.
Please let me know if my understanding is correct.
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Nakool The President has still not proved that ... Correct. Word order is important with "still" and "yet".
- Nakool The President has still not proved that ...
- Correct.
- Word order is important with "still" and "yet".
- has still not proved ~ has not yet proved Nakool He is still to prove that he is honest.
- He has yet to prove that he is honest.
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NakoolThe President has still not proved that ...Correct.
Word order is important with "still" and "yet".
has still not proved ~ has not yet proved
NakoolHe is still to prove that he is honest. He has yet to prove that he is honest.Use the second one.
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Please tell me the difference between Still and Yet with example. I am not able to spot the error from the sentences given in my test book
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Nakooldifference between Still and Yet"still" usually means a situation is continuing.
Bill is still waiting for a letter from Jane. (He continues to wait.)
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"yet" usually means you're waiting for a situation to happen or begin.
Bill has not received a letter from Jane yet. (There is no letter,
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