Is there a comma after yet at the beginning of a sentence?
As with ‘however’ or ‘but,’ a comma is placed AFTER ‘yet’ at the beginning of a sentence: “Yet, he didn’t want to…” [This is awkward, though. Usually, we use ‘However,’ or ‘But,’.] A comma is sometimes placed BEFORE ‘yet. ‘ For example: “I haven’t had a chance to talk with him, yet.”
Is it correct to say yet?
Don’t use and and yet together when both are being used as coordinating conjunctions because they convey opposite ideas. As a coordinating conjunction, yet means nevertheless or however, and and conveys a meaning of in addition. Therefore, His family lives in Tampa, and yet he lives in Iowa makes no sense.
Does yet require a comma?
Should I use a comma before “yet”? Yet can be used to start a contrasting element in a sentence, e.g. She was sad, yet relieved. When yet is used to set off a contrasting element of a sentence then it should have a comma before it, just like with not.
What the difference between yet and already?
Already refers to things which have happened or which people think may have happened. Yet refers to things which have not happened or which people think may not have happened.
How do you use already just yet?
Grammar explanation
- just. Just used with the present perfect means ‘a short time before’.
- yet. Yet used with the present perfect means ‘at any time up to now’.
- still. Still used with the present perfect means that something hasn’t happened.
- already. Already used with the present perfect means ‘before now’.
Can yet and still be used in the same sentence?
For example, the two sentences in each pair below, one with yet and one with still, mean nearly the same thing. She hasn’t arrived yet. = She still hasn’t arrived. The reasons haven’t become clear yet.
Has already or had already?
You use “had already” if you are speaking about a past event that is referenced in the past tense. you use “Have already” when you are speaking about a past event referenced in the present tense. It depends on the sentence. ‘Have’ is perfect past (past of the present), ‘had’ is pluperfect past (past of the past).
What is the past perfect of go?
Went–Learn the Difference. Went is the past tense of go. Gone is the past participle of go. If you aren’t sure whether to use gone or went, remember that gone always needs an auxiliary verb before it (has, have, had, is, am, are, was, were, be), but went doesn’t.
Is going past or present?
Go verb forms
| Infinitive | Present Participle | Past Tense |
|---|---|---|
| go | going | went |
Can past simple?
The past form of the verb “can” is “could”, this is just used for the past simple of the verb. Just as the present form, it doesn’t change for any of the pronouns.
Will or be going to perfect English grammar?
| Will + infinitive | Be going to + infinitive |
|---|---|
| A prediction based on opinion: I think the Conservatives will win the next election. | A prediction based on something we can see (or hear) now: The Conservatives are going to win the election. They already have most of the votes. |
| A future fact: The sun will rise tomorrow. |
Will be or is to be?
Is being is present continuous. This can be used for an action that is still in process, or it can be used for an action that will be performed in the immediate future. Will be is plain old simple future.
What is the difference between will and going to?
Will is used to express future actions decided at the moment of speaking while Going to describes future plans decided before the moment of speaking.
Where do we use going to?
We use be going to to predict something that we think is certain to happen or which we have evidence for now: It’s going to snow again soon. (The speaker can probably see dark snow clouds.) Look out!