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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

yet

Which of the following is correct?
"The policy was not yet prepared" or "The policy has yet to be prepared".
Or what are the difference?
  

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-- It is still not prepared now.

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"The policy was not yet prepared"- This speaks of some past time; the policy may well be prepared now
"The policy has yet to be prepared".-- It is still not prepared now.
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The difference is this:

The policy was not yet prepared. (The policy was not ready at this time in the past.) "Yesterday"
The policy has yet to be prepared. (The policy is not ready in the present.) "Today"

Clear?