CÁCH DÙNG: TOO, SO, EITHER, NEITHER (CŨNG)

Too, so: dùng trong câu khẳng định

Either, neither: dùng trong câu phủ định
S + to be , too/either
trợ động từ
So/neither + to be +S
trợ động từ
Eg: I am a teacher and she is too
so is she
I didn’t meet her and Tom didn’t either
neither did Tom
*Note: Trong câu giao tiếp
A: I love music
B: I do too/ So do I/ Me too

A: I don’t like music

B: I don’t, either/ Neither do I/ Me neither

CÁCH DÙNG: Neither … nor … (không … cũng không …)

Either … or … (hoặc … hoặc…)
Not only … but also … (không những … mà còn …)
Both … and … (cả … và…)
1.
Neither + S1 + nor + S2 +V(S2)
Either or
 Not only but also
*Note: Both + S1 + and + S2 + V(số nhiều)
Eg:
2.
S + neither + V1 + nor +V2
either or
not only but also
both and
Eg:
3.
S +V + neither + N1 + nor + N2
either Adj1 or Adj2
not only Adv1 but also Adv2
both and
Eg:

*Note: neither of + N(=2) (không ai, không cái gì trong hai) +V(số ít)
either of + N(=2) (một trong hai) +V(số ít)
none of + N(>=3) +V(số nhiều)
Eg:

CÁCH DÙNG TOO/ENOUGH

too … to – V (quá…để)
enough … to – V (đủ … để)
S +V + too + adj (for sbd) + to - V
 adv
Eg:
S +V + adj (for sbd) + enough (for sbd) + to - V
adv
Eg:
*Note: enough + N
Eg:

CÁCH DÙNG: SO…THAT, SUCH…THAT (đến nỗi mà)

S +V + so adj/adv that +S +V
many/much/little/few + N
Eg:
S +V + such(a/an) + adj +N + that +S +V

Eg:
*Note: such + a/an + adj + N
= so + adj + a/an + N
Eg:
BÀI TẬP VẬN DỤNG
Fill in the blank with too / either 
1. We often go swimming in the summer, and they do, _________.
2. She can speak English very well. I can, _________.
3. Nam didn’t come to the party last night, and Minh didn’t, _________.
4. Hoa will buy some oranges and pineapples. I will, _________.
5. They don’t want to go out tonight, and we don’t, _________.
6. The pineapples aren’t ripe, and the bananas aren’t, _________.
7. Nam is hungry and his friends are, _________.
8. Jane won’t come. Peter won’t, _________.
9. Hoa had a medical check-up yesterday morning. We did/ had, _________.
10.He can’t swim and his brother can’t, _________.
Fill in the blank with so / neither
1. I ate bread and eggs for breakfast. _________ did she.
2. Hoa doesn’t like pork, and _________ does her aunt. 
3. Milk is good for your health. _________ is fruit juice.
4. I didn’t see her at the party last night. _________ did we.
5. These boys like playing soccer, and _________ do those boys.
6. My father won’t go to Ha Noi, and _________ will my mother.
7. Nam can swim. _________ can Ba.
8. The spinach isn’t fresh. _________ are the cabbages.
9. You should drink a lot of milk, and _________ should your brother.
10.I don’t know how to cook. _________ does my sister.
Complete sentences with so, neither, too, either
1. We went to the library on Saturday morning and they
2. Susan can’t speak Chinese. . . . . . . . . . . . her sister
3. Minh sees the bus. . . . . . . . . . his friends
4. Hoa won’t fly to Ukraine next month, and her mother …
5. The pineapples are ripe, and. . . .. . . . . . the durians
6. I like Autumn, and she …
7. The spinach is dirty, and. . . . . . . . . . the cabbages.
8. You mustn’t stop here, and . . . . . . . . . they.
9. He didn’t eat pork and his wife …
10. She liked detective movies and . . . . . . her husband.
Ex 2:  COMBINE INTO ONE SENTENCE WITH TOO OR EITHER (THEN USE SO
OR NEITHER)

1. They can play tabletennis. We can play tabletennis.

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2. He sings love songs very well. His sister sings love songs very well.

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3. I wrire diary every night. My mother wrires diary every night.

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4. My father doesn’t drink beer. My mother doesn’t drink beer.

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5. She is swimming in the pool. Her children are swimming in the pool

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6. Hoa ate bread with milk for breakfast. Hoa’s uncle ate bread with milk for breakfast

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7. She didn’t watch TV last night. Her husband didn’t watch TV last night.

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8. They mustn’t stay up late. Their friends mustn’t stay up late.

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9. Milk is good for your health. Fruit juice is good for your health.

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10. Betty does morning exercise. Betty’s aunt does morning exercise.

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Ex 3: on “BOTH ... AND, EITHER .. OR, NOT ONLY ... BUT ALSO, NEITHER ... NOR”
1. Tom doesn't lie to his friends. Paul doesn't either. (neither ...nor)
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2. He's betrayed your trust. He's betrayed your love for him. (not only ... but also)
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3. He felt disappointed. He felt misunderstood. (both ...and)
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4. She will have to study hard. She will have to concentrate to do well on the exam. (not only ... but
also)
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5. We could fly. We could go by train. (both ...and)
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6. The speaker will not confirm the story. The speaker will not deny the story. (neither ...nor)
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7. Pneumonia is a dangerous disease. Small pox is a dangerous illness. (not only ... but also)
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8. The teacher gave Nam a good book. Nam’s parents gave him a good book. (both ...and)
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9. Fred loves traveling. Jane wants to go around the world. (either ...or)
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10. It might rain tomorrow. It might snow tomorrow. (both ...and)
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Bài tập 4: Chia động từ cho các câu sau

1. Both Tom and Peter (live/ lives) in a suburb of Chicago.
2. Either he or they (is/ are) going to take care of the problem.
3. Neither my aunts nor my grandmother (want/ wants) to come to the celebration.
4. Both my father and my brother (intend/ intends) to finish the project.
5. Neither Sally nor the other children (believe/ believes) in the tooth fairy.
6. Either I or Jack (has/ have) investigated the situation already.
7. Both the students and the teacher (believes/ believe) in evolution.
8. Either the uncle or the aunt (send/ sends) the boy a birthday card every year.
9. Neither Jennifer nor Katherine (were/ was_ able to attend the party last week.
10. Either the participants or the sponsors (are/ is) going to make a donation.

Ex 5: Use SO or SUCH, TOO, ENOUGH

1. The sun shone _______ brightly that she had to put on her glasses.

2. There were _________ few students registered that the class was cancelled.

3. We had _________ wonderful memories of that place that we decided to return.

4. It was ________ a nice day that we decided to go to the beach.

5. The book looked ___________ interesting that we decided to read it.

6. Ray called at _________ an early hour that we weren’t wake yet.

7. There were ____________ many people on the bus that we decided to walk.

8. The benefit was _________ great a success that the promoters decided to repeat it.

9. I’ m not rich ___________to help you.

10. This room is ___________ dark for us to study.

Task 6. Combine these pairs of sentences using "so……..that"

1. That woman was very tall. She could almost touch the ceiling.
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2. This coat is very big. I can't wear it.
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3. The coffee was so strong. She couldn't go to sleep.
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4. That bag was very heavy. None of us could carry it.
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5. The stadium is very large. It can hold 60,000 people.
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6. Those lessons are very difficult. He can't understand them.
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7. She was very busy. She couldn't do the housework.
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8. The climate was very bad. All the plants couldn't grow well.
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9. I'm very tired. I couldn't keep my eyes open.
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10. That boy is very lazy. He never does his homework.
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Task 7. Combine these pairs of sentences using "too ....to"
1. The bag was very heavy. She couldn't carry it.
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2. He is very old. He can't run.
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3. She is very young. She can't go to school.
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4. Tom is very short. He can't play volleyball.
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5. It's very late. We can't go to the movies.
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6. The question was very hard. We couldn't answer it.
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7. The TV program is very exciting. The children won't miss it.
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8. You're very young. You can't drive that car.
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9. She was tired. She didn't go anywhere.
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10. These shoes are very small. I can't wear them.
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Task 8. Combine these pairs of sentences using "such....that"
1. Tom was a tall man. He could almost touch the ceiling.
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2. Mary is a good swimmer. She has won two gold medals.
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3. He drank strong coffee. He couldn't go to sleep.
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4. It was a long walk. The children got tired.
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5. He told interesting stories. They all like him.
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6. The boy made rapid progress. It surprised everybody.
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7. He had a difficult exercise. He couldn't do it.
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8. The speaker gave a long talk. Most of the audience felt sleepy.
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9. We watched an exciting competition. We didn't want to go home.
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10. It was an excellent show. We all enjoyed it.
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Ex9: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence
printed before it.
1. The furniture was too old to keep.
→ It was ________________________________________.
2. He can't afford to buy the car.
→ The car ______________________________________.
3. The play is so popular that the theatre is likely to be full every night.
→ Such is ________________________________________.
3. Alice lost all her hope; she decided to stop her business.
→ Such was ______________________________________.
4. He is very strong. He can lift the box.
→ He is __________________________________________.
5. He ate a lot of food. He became ill.
→ He ate ________________________________________.
6. He bought lots of books. He didn't know where to put them.
→ He bought ____________________________________.
7. He is a very lazy boy. No one likes him.
→ He is such ____________________________________.
8. The coffee is too hot. I can't drink it.
→ The coffee is too _____________________________.
9. Her voice is very soft. Everyone likes her.
→ Her voice is so _______________________________.
10. He is so weak. He can’t run.
→ He is too _____________________________________.
11. The tea was very hot. He couldn’t drink it.
→ The tea was so ______________________________.
12. The weather is so bad that we can’t go out.
→ The weather is too _________________________.
13. The film was so boring that we couldn’t go on seeing it.
→ It was such _________________________________.
14. He was so old that he couldn’t run fast.
→ He was such ________________________________.
15. He spoke so fast that we couldn’t understand him.
→ So fast ______________________________________.
16. The fair was so noisy that we couldn’t hear each other.
→ The fair was too ____________________________.
17. You speak so fast that I can’t catch up with your words.
→ You are such ________________________________.
18. It is so early that we can’t go out.
→ It is too ______________________________________.
19. The water is too hot for me to drink.
→ The water is so _____________________________.
20. The restaurant is expensive so we can’t eat in that restaurant.
→ The restaurant is so _______________________.