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already in a sentence
Already normally goes in the middle of the sentence, in mid position. The mid
position is:
➪ Before the verb but after the verb be when it’s the only verb in a sentence:
➪ After a modal or auxiliary verb. If there is a verb with two or more words, the
mid position is after the first word:
We use yet to ask if something has happened or not. We don’t know if it has happened.
Have you finished your project yet? (= I don’t know if you have finished your project. I want to
know.)
Has the bus left yet? (= I’m not sure whether the bus has left or not. I want to know.)
Still normally goes in the middle of the sentence, in mid position. Mid position
is:
➪ Before the verb but after the verb be when it’s the only verb in a sentence:
➪ After a modal or auxiliary verb. If there is a verb with two or more words, the
mid position is after the first word:
Yet is normally used at the end of the sentence.