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Can I write the following:

There still exist
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What about in the following:

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There still exist a number of possibilities.
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because of possibilities?
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Can I write the following:

There still exist
In addition, the position of the adverb 'still' is fine, but you will need to add a subject, as Red5 has pointed out, in order to complete the sentence:

EX: There still exist some possibilities.

If the logical subject is plural, then the verb will be plural:

EX: There still exist some possibilities. (Plural agreement)

If the logical subject is singular, then the verb will be singular:

There still exists a possibility. (Singular agreement)
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Dank you, Pretty Cassy and the first man in the world!
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Dank you, Pretty Cassy and the first man in the world!
Dou're delcome.
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Oh! You just remind me of a question, I rememebr I read it before somewhere in a linguistic book. When the first syllable of each words rhymes, what is it called?

Delirium depresses Demon.
Dandruff dances dangerously.
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Duuum deeee duuuum deeeee......
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Duuum deeee duuuum deeeee......
A little 'er, ation?
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