NEITHER & EITHER; SO & TOO

He is a big fan of Taylor Swift. => KHẲNG ĐỊNH

=> SO AM I.
=> I AM, TOO.

Mai doesn’t drink Coca Cola. => PHỦ ĐỊNH

=> NEITHER DO I.
=> I DON’T, EITHER.

I. NEITHER & EITHER => CÂU PHỦ ĐỊNH

● Neither: đặt ở đầu câu

=> Neither + trợ động từ (chia theo V của vế trước + phù hợp S) + S.
VD: She doesn’t like music. Neither do I.
VD: She is not a student. Neither am I.

● Either: đặt ở cuối câu

=> S + trợ động từ dạng phủ định (chia theo V của vế trước + phù hợp với S),
either.
VD: She doesn’t like music. I don’t, either.
She is not a student. I am not, either.

II. SO & TOO => CÂU KHẲNG ĐỊNH

● So: đặt ở đầu câu.

=> So + trợ động từ (chia theo V của vế trước + phù hợp S) + S.

VD: She likes (hiện tại đơn) music. So do I.
VD: She is a student. So am I.

● too: đặt ở đuôi.

=> S + trợ động từ (chia theo V của vế trước + phù hợp với S), too.
VD: She likes music. I do, too.
likes => hiện tại đơn; V thường
=> I => trợ động từ hiện tại đơn; V thường => do
VD: She is a student. I am, too.
is => hiện tại đơn; tobe
=> I => trợ động từ hiện tại đơn; tobe => am

1. Xác định V của vế trước => là gì thì; V thường? be?

2. S của mình => trợ động từ theo thì sẽ là gì.

TRỢ ĐỘNG TỪ:

- Hiện tại đơn: (V thường) do/does; (be) am/is/are

- Hiện tại hoàn thành: have/has
- Quá khứ đơn: (V thường) did; (be) was/were
- Quá khứ hoàn thành: had
- Tương lai đơn: will

I. Dùng too hay either để điền vào chỗ trống.

1. We often go swimming in the summer, and they ...............................
2. She can speak English very well. I ...............................
3. Nam didn’t come to the party last night, and Minh ................................
4. Hoa will buy some oranges and pineapples. I ...............................
5. They don’t want to go out tonight, and we ...............................
6. The pineapples aren’t ripe, and the bananas.................................
7. Nam is hungry and his friends ...............................
8. Jane won’t come. Peter...............................................
9. Hoa had a medical check-up yesterday morning. We .......................................
10. He can’t swim and his brother...........................................

II. Dùng so hay neither để điền vào chỗ trống.

1. She ate bread and eggs for breakfast. ...........................................I
2. Hoa doesn’t like pork, and...................................................her aunt.
3. Milk is good for your health. ................................................fruit juice.
4. I didn’t see her at the party last night. .............................................we.
5. These boys like playing soccer, and...................................................those boys.
6. My father won’t go to Ha Noi, and...............................................my mother.
7. Nam can swim. ......................................................Ba.
8. The spinach isn’t fresh. ...................................................the cabbages.
9. You should drink a lot of milk, and......................................................your brother.
10. I don’t know how to cook. ..................................................my sister.

V. Nối câu sử dụng các từ sau “so, too, either, neither”

1. They can play volleyball. We can play volleyball.

2. Mr. Tam won’t come to the party tonight. His wife won’t come to the party tonight.

3. My father didn’t drink beer. My uncle didn’t drink beer.

4. She is learning English. I am learning English.

5. I’m not a doctor. They aren’t doctors.

VI/ Hoàn thành các câu sau với either ….. or hoặc neither ….. nor
EITHER…OR: HOẶC 1 TRONG 2
NEITHER…NOR: CẢ HAI ĐỀU KHÔNG
1. ____________ Louise ____________ Edna will be at school today, because
they’re ill
2. It doesn’t matter where we study. We can ____________ meet here
____________ at your house.
3. We didn’t go out to dinner last night, as ____________ Gred ____________ I had
money.
4. ____________ cats ____________ teenagers turn their heads when you call
them.
5. You would hardly ever see a cat walking outside of the house with its master.
____________ would you see a teenager in public with his or her parents very often.
6. ____________ cats ____________ teenagers roam outside and often come home
very late at night.
7. Cats do not improve your furniture. Teenagers don’t ____________.
8. If you tell a joke, ____________ your cat ____________ your teen will laugh about
it.
9. If you make a sudden move in their direction, ____________ cats ____________
teenagers get frightened.

VII/ Complete the sentence with So or Neither.

1. We went to the library on Sunday afternoon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . they
2. Susan can’t speak Japanese. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . her sister
3. Minh sees the train. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..his friends
4. Hoa won’t fly to Hong Kong next month, and. . . . . . . . . . . . . . her mother
5. The pineapples are ripe, and. . . . . . . . . . . . . . the durians
6. I like Spring, and. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .she.
7. The spinach is dirty, and. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .the cabbages.
8. You mustn’t stop here, and. . . . . . . . . . . . . .they.
9. He didn’t eat beef and . . . . . . . . . . . . his wife.
10. She liked detective movies and . . . . . . . . . . .. .her husband.
VIII/ Complete the sentence with Too or Either.
1. They often go to the library on Sunday afternoon. He …………………….
2. Lee can speak Japanese. I …………………..………………..
3. Nam didn’t see the train. Nga …………………..………………..
4. Linh will fly to China next month, and he ……………………..
5. The books aren’t red. And the ruler . . . . . . . . . . . . . …………………..
6. Today is hot, and Yesterday . . . . . . . . . . . . …………………..
7. The boys don’t smoke cigarettes and the girls . . . . . . . ……………
8. I don’t know her and he. . . . . . . . . . . . …………
9. I like eggs. and her brothers . . . . . . . . . . . . …………………..
10. I stayed at home last night, and they . . . . . . . . . . . …………
IX. Complete sentences with so or neither.
1. We went to the library on Saturday morning. . . . . . . . . . . . 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.

X/ Fill in the gaps with “so” or “neither/ nor” and the correct auxiliary verb
1. She can’t play tennis well and ______________ Jane.
2. He doesn’t do his homework every day and ______________ his friend.
3. I have been to England. ______________ my brother.
4. He always comes late. ______________ she.
5. Nick must study harder and ______________ Helen.
6. She hadn’t typed the letters when I came back and ______________ her
assistant.
7. Paul doesn’t earn much money. ______________ his wife.
8. She speaks Japanese and ______________ her mother.

XI/ Make short additions to these sentences with the proper verb and TOO or
EITHER.
1. I like pop music.
John ___________________________________________________
2. They are doing homework now
We ___________________________________________________
3. Mr. Jones didn’t work yesterday.
I ___________________________________________________
4. Susan won’t go with us
Jane ___________________________________________________
5. Tom wasn’t at home
Sam ___________________________________________________
6. I’m not going to go tomorrow
Tom ___________________________________________________
7. The boys went to the concert
We ___________________________________________________