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fw
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 Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 6:12 am Post subject: Though I tried hard, yet I couldn't finish it in time. |
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A dictionary at hand says that #1 is grammatically correct while #2 is not.
1. Though I tried hard, I couldn�t finish it in time.
2. Though I tried hard, yet I couldn�t finish it in time.
I think, however, #2 is also correct. What do you think? |
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pugachevV
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| Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:31 am Post subject: |
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No it's not correct.
If you want to use yet, you don't need though.
e.g. I tried my best, yet I didn't complete it on time would be correct.
Here, yet is used in its sense of, nevertheless, or in spite of that. |
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