Other Grammar Rules

So, too, either, neither

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Other Grammar Rules

So, too, either, neither: this is often used as a reply to someone else in a conversation, but both sentences can also be said by the same person, and even joined together.

“So” and “too” are used in positive sentences to show agreement.

	POSITIVE SENTENCE, TOO	SO + AUXILIARY + SUBJECT Auxiliary (do/ does/ have/ should/…)
Person A	Person B	Person B
I love football.	I love football, too.	So do I.
Jack can swim.	I can swim, too.	So can I.
Hana and Jim have done their tasks.	I have done my tasks, too.	So have I.

“Either” and “neither” are used in negative sentence to show agreement.(NEITHER = NOT EITHER)

	NEGATIVE SENTENCE, EITHER.	NEITHER + AUXILIARY + SUBJECT Auxiliary (do/ does/ have/ should/…)
Person A	Person B	Person B
I don’t love football.	I don’t (love football), either.	Neither do I.
Jack can’t swim.	I can’t (swim), neither.	Neither can I.
Hana and Jim haven’t done their tasks.	I haven’t (done my tasks), neither.	Neither have I.

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