Definition
of the Words ‘So’ and ‘Too’
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The
words ‘so’ and ‘too’ are used to combine two positive statements with identical
predicates to form a compound sentences.
·
The
predicate is not repeated completely in the second part of the compound
sentence.
He likes to cook, and she does, too.
or
He likes to cook, and so does she.
| Person A | Person B | |
|---|---|---|
| I am happy. | So am I. | = I am happy too. |
| I'm going to Brazil in the summer. | So am I. | = I am going to Brazil too. |
| You look nice today. | So do you. | = you look nice too. |
| Stephanie has a new boyfriend. | So does Mary. | = Mary has a new one too. |
| We went to the concert last night. | So did I. | = I went to the concert too. |
| I would love a coffee right now. | So would I. | = I would love a coffee too. |
| He will win a prize. | So will I. | = I will win one too. |
| They have finished their homework. | So have I. | = I have finished too. |
| I can speak two languages. | So can I. | = I can speak two too. |
| He should study more. | So should I. | = I should study more too. |
| We could see the mountains. | So could we. | = We could see them too. |
| My brother had eaten too much. | So had I. | = I had eaten too much too. |
Patterns of the Words ‘So’ and ‘Too’
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Subject
1 + to be/verb + object/complement + and + so + auxiliary + subject 2
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Subject
1 + to be/verb + object/complement + and + subject 2 + auxiliary + too
Definition of the Words ‘Either’ and
‘Neither’
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The
words ‘either’ and ‘neither’ are used to combine two negative statements with
identical predicates to form a compound sentence.
·
The
predicate is not repeated completely in the second part of the compound
sentence.
He's not very good at painting walls, and she isn't either.
or
He's not very good at painting walls, and neither is she.
| Person A | Person B | |
|---|---|---|
| I am not hungry. | Neither am I. | = I'm not hungry either |
| I'm not going to quit. | Neither am I. | = I'm not going to quit either |
| They don't speak French. | Neither do I. | = I don't speak French either. |
| Stephanie doesn't eat meat. | Neither does Mary. | = Mary doesn't eat meat either. |
| Mary didn't go to the party. | Neither did I. | = I didn't go either. |
| I wouldn't like to do his job. | Neither would I. | = I wouldn't like to do it either. |
| He won't stop talking. | Neither will you. | = You won't stop either. |
| You haven't finished your meal. | Neither have you. | = You haven't finished either. |
| Mike can't reach the top shelf. | Neither can I. | = I can't reach it either. |
| You shouldn't talk in the movie. | Neither should you. | = You shouldn't talk either. |
| We couldn't hear him. | Neither could we. | = We couldn't hear him either. |
| I hadn't seen her before. | Neither had I. | = I hadn't seen her before either. |
Patterns of the Words ‘Either’ and
‘Neither’
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Subject
1 + to be + not + verb + object + and + subject
2 + auxiliary + not + either
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Subject
1 + to be + not + verb + object + and + neither
+ auxiliary + subject 2
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