no longer is - is no longer | The Grammar Exchange

Ahmed Imam AttiaMember

Hello. Which one is correct?

- Yara used to be naughty, but now she (no longer is - is no longer).

Thank you.

8/28/2012:42 AM

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Gustavo, Co-ModeratorProfessor of Legal and Financial Translation

Hi, Ahmed,

In short answers and in sentences where only an adverbial and the auxiliary are included because of ellipsis, the usual word order is Subject + adverbial + auxiliary.

A. Is Yara naughty?
B. She always is (But: She is always naughty.)

- Yara used to be naughty, but (now) she no longer is. (I find now to be redundant.)

8/28/204:35 AM

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