Практикум по грамматике английского языка : учебное пособие

NOT ... ANY MORE / NOT ... ANY LONGER / NO LONGER
• Any more and any longer
are used at the end of negative sentences to say that a past situation has 
changed
Mrs Taylor doesn’t live in London any more (any longer). She’s moved 
to Bristol.
• No longer (in formal English)
is used in front of the main verb (but after the verb ‘to be’) to say that a past 
situation has changed
He no longer wants to buy it. She is no longer a student.
NOTE:
‘no more’ is not used in this way.
Exercise 19. Put the correct word in brackets in the correct place in the 
sentence.
Example: My father is a young man. (any more/no longer).
My father is no longer a young man.
1. Annie doesn’t live here. (any longer/no longer)
2. Sue works for the same company in Newcastle. (any longer/no longer)
3. My sister isn’t a young child. (any more/no longer)
4. Her father is unemployed. (any longer/no longer)
5. There is a large shipbuilding industry in Britain. (any more/no longer)

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6. Many rivers are safe to swim in nowadays. (any longer/no longer)
7. Thanks for help. I won’t trouble you. (any more/no longer)
8. He’s not going to play this game. (any longer/no longer)
Exercise 20. Fill the blanks with yet or any longer/any more.
1. Time is running out. We can’t stay ________________.
2. We aren’t ready to start ________________. Let’s wait a little longer.
3. Sue has posted the letter this week but I haven’t got it ________________.
4. You cannot stay _______________. The meeting has already finished.
5. If you stand there talking ________________ we’ll miss our train.
6. I’ve waited long enough. I’m not going to wait ________________.
7. I used to eat a large breakfast but I don’t ________________.
8. Henry sent the telegram two weeks ago, and they haven’t received it 
________________.