Again often means that an action or event happens one more time.
The idea
Place again after a verb or its object: try again; say your name again. It can refer to a repeated event in the past, present or future.
Examples
- Please say your name again.
- I read the message again.
- Can we try again tomorrow?
- The bus is late again.
- She asked the question again.
- We meet again next week.
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Watch out
Again describes repetition; still can describe a situation that continues without stopping.
Try it yourself
Ask for one more repetition. Please say your name ___; I did not hear it. (again / still)
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again
Again requests one more repetition.
The bus was late yesterday and is late another time today. The bus was late yesterday and is late ___ today. (again / still)
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again
Again says the bus is late another time.
Choose the word for a situation that has not stopped. She has not stopped waiting; she is ___ waiting. (still / again)
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still
Still describes a situation continuing without stopping.
Practice round
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Ask for one more repetition. Please say your name ___; I did not hear it. (again / still)
The bus was late yesterday and is late another time today. The bus was late yesterday and is late ___ today. (again / still)
Choose the word for a situation that has not stopped. She has not stopped waiting; she is ___ waiting. (still / again)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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