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Husband Alive I Understand Day Past Read Chapter

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Keyword until
Sub Entry Number 3
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence Her husband is alive until now.
Correct Sentence Her husband is still alive.
Cloze Error Sentence Her husband is [[alive until now]].
Cloze Sentence Her husband is [[still alive]].
Cloze Answer still alive
Choices still alive | alive until now
Explanation

When you want to say that something is the same now as it was in the past, use still: 'I've read the first chapter three times and I still don't understand it.' 'Despite her doctor's advice, she still eats anything she likes.'

To give emphasis to this meaning, especially at the beginning of a sentence, use to this day ... (still): 'To this day I still don't understand why they got divorced.'

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