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Darcy Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

still is today

0what is the subject of "is" in the following sentence. and I wonder why "still is before the be verb,.(Dictionary says that "still " comes after be verb and modal verb)02br
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00Lansing became the capital and still is today..0-
  

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0 Hi Darcy02br 01i 00Still02i 00 is sometimes before 01i 00am, are02i 00 and 01i 00is02i 00 at the end of a sentence like yours. 02i 00 01i 00Still02i 00 cannot be the subject of 01i 00is02i 00 and 01i 00and 02i 00 is a conjunction; that leaves only 01i 00Lansing02i 00. Actually, I would prefer to say: 01i 00...

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  • 0 Hi Darcy02br 01i 00Still02i 00 is sometimes before 01i 00am, are02i 00 and 01i 00is02i 00 at the end of a sentence like yours.
  • 02i 00 01i 00Still02i 00 cannot be the subject of 01i 00is02i 00 and 01i 00and 02i 00 is a conjunction; that leaves only 01i 00Lansing02i 00.
  • Actually, I would prefer to say: 01i 00...
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0 Hi Darcy02br
01i00Still02i00 is sometimes before 01i00am, are02i00 and 01i00is02i00 at the end of a sentence like yours. Sometimes it is placed before those verbs for emphasis: 01i00He 01b00still02b00 is the laziest student!02i00 01i00Still02i00 cann
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