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Agreement

Too/So – Either / Neither


Expressing agreement
With affirmative sentences we use Too / So.

 A: "I'm afraid of spiders." B: "So am I." or


"Me too."
 A: "I must hurry, it's late already" B: "Oh, God! So must I."
 A: "You look good." B: "So do you." or
"You too."
 A: "Mark lives in the suburbs." B: "So does Jane."
 A: "We forgot to bring our umbrellas." B: "So did we."
 A: "My child was sick yesterday." B: "So was mine."
Expressing agreement
 I am hungry, and so are you. / you are too.
 My wife is a lawyer, and so am I. / I am too.
 She was here yesterday, and so was he. / he was too.
 I can swim, and so can my brother. / my brother can too.
 I should study more, and so should you. / you should too.
 They will go to the movies, and so will I. / I will too.
 Susan studies German, and so does Mary. / Mary does too.
 John cleaned the house, and so did his wife. / his wife did too.
 They have gone out, and so has their son. / their son has too.
Expressing disagreement
With negative sentences we use Either- Neither

 A: "I don't have any free time." B: "Neither do I." /


"Nor do I." / "I don't
either." / "Me neither."
 A: "We don't smoke." B: "Neither does he." /
"Nor does he."
 A: "They couldn't sleep last night." B: "Neither could I."
 A: "I can't speak French." B: "Nor can we.
 A: "David won't come to the party." B: "Neither will John."
Expressing disagreement
 I am not tired, and neither are my friends. / my friends are not either.
 I can't play chess, and neither can you. / you can't either.
 They won't attend the concert, and neither will I. / I won't either.
 I don't like novels, and neither does my girlfriend. / my girlfriend doesn't
either.
 Jack didn't bring anything, and neither did his sister. / his sister didn't
either.
 She has not seen that film yet, and neither has her boyfriend. / her
boyfriend hasn't either.
 They don't have money, and neither do we. / we don't either.
 Bill hadn't been there, and neither had his family. / his family hadn't
either.

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