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fface

Oct 14th, 2013 05:11 am

still

Hi,

1."Clare didn't do much work, but she still passed the exam."
2."Clare didn't do much work. Still, she passed the exam.
3."Clare didn't do much work. She still passed the exam.
4."Clare didn't do much work. Despite this, she passed the exam.

Do the four sentences above mean the same?

Can I use 'still' in the sentence to mean despite this?
She worked hard. Still, she failed the exam.

Thank you.

abarboza

Oct 18th, 2013 02:13 pm

Re: still

Yes, it can be used. People can understand the meaning of the sentence.

davidbowesuk

Jan 19th, 2014 11:27 am

Re: still

Those 4 sentences have very similar meanings. Putting "still" first feels a little more emphatic IMO.

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