So and neither
- 1. SO AND NEITHER With auxiliaries.
- 2. SO • SO is used to show agreement with positive statements. • SO + Auxiliary/Be + Subject (pronoun) • The Auxiliary (or To Be/Have) needs to agree with the verb tense in the original statement. • It is similar to using TOO at the end of a sentence.
- 3. 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.
- 4. • Sometimes you can use So + Auxiliary + Subject as a continuation of the first part of the sentence. • John can sing well and so can his brother. (= John can sing will and his brother can sing well too)
- 5. NEITHER • Neither is used to show agreement with negative statements. • Neither + Auxiliary + Subject (pronoun) • The Auxiliary needs to agree with the verb tense in the original statement. • It is similar to using either at the end of a sentence, although Neither is more commonly used, especially in spoken English. • A: I don't understand Spanish. B: Neither do I. (= I don't understand Spanish either.) • A: I cannot swim. B: Neither can I. (= I can't swim either.) • Sometimes people respond Me Neither instead of Neither + Auxiliary + Subject though this is very informal spoken English.
- 6. 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. I 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.