[General] It still / It's still - what is the difference

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dearsei

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Hello,

I am sorry. A mistake was made in the title.

what is the difference between?:

"Is still" and "It's still".

Let's say, we have a sentence like this:

"Well, the good news is that it's not a rocket science. The bad news, however, well - it's still a math, nonetheless."

Can we use "is still", instead?
 
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If you follow with the verb, "is".
 

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Hello,

What is the difference between?: "It still" and "It's still"?

One has a subject and a verb: is. The other just has a subject.

Start every sentence with a capital letter. End every question with a question mark.


Let's say[STRIKE],[/STRIKE] we have a sentence like this:

"Well, the good news is that it's not [STRIKE]a[/STRIKE] rocket science. The bad news, however, well - it's still [STRIKE]a[/STRIKE] math, nonetheless."

Can we use "it still", instead?

Yes, but as Yankee says, only if you use is: "it still is math . . . ."

Sentences always need verbs.
The word a does not belong in either sentence. Rocket science and math are not countable. Where did you find the sentences?
 
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