English Learning Class

>>>> Still ••••

• We use “still” to say that a situation or action is continuing. It hasn’t changed or stopped.
• “Still” usually goes in the middle of the sentence with the verb.

example:
1. It is 10am and Rady was still in bed.
2. When I went to bed, Rady was still working.
3. Do you still want to go to the party, or have you changed your mind?

>>>> Yet•••

Yet= until now
•We use “yet” mainly in negative sentences and questions.
•”Yet” shows that the speaker is expecting something to happen.
•”Yet” usually goes at the end of a sentence.

example:
1- I haven’t finished yet.
2- Have you finished yet?
3- it is 10am and Rady hasn’t gotten up yet.

•••As (reason)

“As” sometimes means “because”
Example:
- As it was a national holiday, all the banks were closed.
- We watched TV all evening as we had nothing better to do.

•••As (time)•••

»»» you can use “as” when two things happen at the same time:
- I watched her as she opened the letter.
- Turn off the light as you go out, please.

••Like / as•••

•Meaning: similar to, the same as
• “Like” is preposition, followed by
-noun
-pronoun (like me)
-ing (like walking)
•we use “as” (=in the same way) before subject +verb:
-You should have done it as I showed you.
( = the way I found it)
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1. “As” can also be preposition, but the meaning is different from “like”.
- Casey is the manager. As the manager, she has to make many important decisions.
(As the manager = in her position as the manager)
2. As (preposition)= in the position of, in the form of,..
- A few years ago I worked as a bus driver.

»for / since «

1. Use “for” + duration of time
Example: for five hours, for thirty years

2. Use “since” + beginning time
Example: since 1975, since January

Using “therefore” and “consequently”

a/. “Therefore” and “consequently” have the same meaning “as a result”.
b/. They are called transition that connect the idea between two sentences.

Example:
1. Jim didn’t study. Therefore, he failed the test.
2. Jim didn’t study. Consequently, he failed the test.
3. Jim didn’t study. He, therefore, failed the test.

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Using “because of” and “due to”

a/ “Because of” and “due to” are phrasal preposition; they are followed by a noun object.
b/ Sometimes, usually in more formal writing, “due to” is followed by a noun clause introduced by “the fact that”.

Example:
1. We stayed home because of the cold weather.
2. We stayed home due to the cold weather.
3. We stayed home due to the fact that the weather
was cold.

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