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Unit 12
Grammar
No Longer
In the past
John always made fun of Mary
But she cried
and he felt ashamed
He does not make fun of her any longer.
He NO LONGER makes fun of her.
In the past,
people contacted with each other by mail.
Nowadays, they do not contact
with each other by mail any longer.
People NO LONGER contact with each other by mail.
Nowadays, they use the Internet.
In the past
this man was the manager.
But now,
he is too old and ill to be a manager.
This man is not the manager any longer.
This man is NO LONGER
the manager.
In the past,
Mr. Santa Claus could enter the chimney.
But now,
he is too fat to enter the chimney.
Mr. Santa cannot enter the chimney any longer.
Mr. Santa can NO LONGER enter the chimney.
In the past, this woman had to carry a lot of papers.
But recently,
she has had a computer.
She has not carried a lot of papers any longer.
She has NO LONGER
carried a lot of papers.
Grammar
He NO LONGER makes fun of her.
People NO LONGER contact with each other by mail.
Mr. Santa can NO LONGER enter the chimney.
This man is NO LONGER the manager.
She has NO LONGER carried a lot of papers.
NO LONGER
NO LONGER
NO LONGER
NO LONGER
NO LONGER
He NO LONGER makes fun of her.
People NO LONGER contact with each other by mail.
Ordinary VERB
SUBJECT
He
People
makes
contact
+ NO LONGER +
Form 1
This man is NO LONGER the manager
is
+NO LONGER
Be
SUBJECT
Form 2
This man
+
Mr. Santa can NO LONGER enter the chimney.
can enter
+NO LONGER+
Defective VERB
SUBJECT
Form 3
Mr. Santa
VERB
+
She has NO LONGER carried a lot of papers.
has carried
+NO LONGER+
has
SUBJECT
Form 4
She
Past Participle
+
have
has
had
Mr. Santa can no longer enter the chimney.
Mr. Santa cannot enter the chimney any longer.
Mr. Santa cannot enter the chimney any more.
NO LONGER = not … any longer
= not … any more
Notes
He NO LONGER makes fun of her.
He doesn’t make fun of her any more.
He doesn’t make fun of her any longer.
Ex:
NO LONGER and STILL
have opposite meaning.
Notes
This man is NO LONGER the manager.
This man is STILL the manager.
Ex:
When NO LONGER is at the beginning
of a sentence,
there must be an inversion.
Notes
How to make an inversion ?
An inversion is similar to an interrogative form but without a question mark (?)
Ex:
He works
does he work
He is a doctor
is he a doctor
He can work
can he work
He has worked
has he worked
Some words that can have inversion
Words with negative meaning: rarely, seldom,
never, etc.
When NO LONGER is at the beginning
of a sentence,
there must be an inversion.
Notes
People NO LONGER contact with each other by mail.
Ex:
NO LONGER do people contact with each other by mail.
Mr. Santa can NO LONGER enter the chimney.
NO LONGER can Mr. Santa enter the chimney.
She has NO LONGER carried a lot of papers.
NO LONGER has she carried a lot of papers.
We use NO LONGER to describe
something that is not true any more.
Use
In the past, this man was a cleaner.
But now, he is a cook.
This man is not a cleaner any longer.
This man is NO LONGER a cleaner.
NO LONGER is this man a cleaner.
In the past, Mr John cleaned the floor by hands.
But now, he has a vacuum cleaner.
He does not clean the floor by hands any longer.
Mr. John NO LONGER cleans the floor by hands.
NO LONGER does Mr. John clean the floor by hands.
Up to last week, they have been friends for many years.
Recently, they have shouted at
each other.
They have NO LONGER talked with each other.
They have not talked with each other
any longer.
NO LONGER have they talked with each other.
In the past, this man could run very fast.
But he met an accident
and his leg was broken
He cannot run quickly any longer.
He can NO LONGER run quickly.
NO LONGER can he run quickly.
NO LONGER
Exercises
Task 1:
Look at the pictures, the given words and hear the situations to complete the sentences describing the given situations. The Tense of each sentence is also given. Use INVERSION when there is the word "INVERSION"

Task 1:
drink
He no longer drinks a lot everyday.
Task 1:
play
They can no longer play all days.
Task 1:
afraid
She has no longer been afraid of any mouse
Task 1:
sing
No longer do they sing.
INVERSION
Task 1:
work alone
No longer has she worked alone.
INVERSION
Task 1:
go boating
No longer do they go boating every weekend.
INVERSION
Task 2: Unscramble the following sentences to have
correct and meaningful sentences
1. his friends/go/no longer/everyday/to church.
2. no longer/Dick and Mary/meet each other/can.
3. can/Maradona/play/no longer/football.
4. the best player/he/in this team/no longer/is.
5. no longer/they/together/gone fishing/have.

Task 2:
1. his friends/go/no longer/everyday/to church.





2. no longer/Dick and Mary/meet each other/can.
His friends no longer go to church everyday.
No longer do his friends go to church everyday.
Dick and Mary can no longer meet each other.
No longer can Dick and Mary meet each other.
Task 2:
3. can/Maradona/play/no longer/football.





4. the best player/he/in this team/no longer/is.
Maradona can no longer play football.
No longer can Maradona play football.
He is no longer the best player in this team.
No longer is he the best player in this team.
Task 2:
5. no longer/they/together/gone fishing/have.




They have no longer gone fishing together.
No longer have they gone fishing together.
Thank You