Grammar - Too, Either, So, Neither

Grammar - Too, Either, So, Neither

Apostila - p. 10

TOO, EITHER, SO, NEITHER.

too, either, so and neither are used to say that a statement is also true for you or for other people.

Example:

Person A: "I don't like pizza"

Person B: "me neither"

Either and Neither

Either and Neither are used to express agreement with negative statements.

Examples

Example 1

Person A: I don't like my brother.

Person B: Neither do I.

Example 2

Person A: I don't like my sister.

Person B: I don't, either.

So and Too

So and Too are used to express agreement with affirmative statements.

Examples

Example 1

Person A: I turned off the lights in my room.

Person B: So did I.

Example 2

Person A: I turned off the lights in my room.

Person B: I did, too.

TOO, EITHER, SO, NEITHER.

So and Neither are used at the beginning of a sentence and the subject and auxiliary verb are inverted.

Either and Too are used at the end of a statement, and no inversions are need.

Examples

Example 1

Person A: She has traveled to São Paulo.

Person B: So have I.

Person A: She hasn't traveled to São Paulo

Person B: Neither have I.

Question 1

Look at the cartoon below and answer the following questions.

Multiple Choice

a) Which words are used to say that an affirmative statement is also true for you or for other people?

• Too and So

• Neither and Either

Multiple Choice

b) Which words are used to say that a negative statement is also true for you or for other people?

• so and too

• either and neither

Multiple Choice

c) What is the word order when so and neither are used?

• So/Neither + verb (auxiliary/modal) + subject

• Subject + (auxiliary/modal) + so/neither.

Multiple Choice

d) Can neither be used with negative words?

• Yes, it can.

• No, it can't.

Question 1 - Answers

a) too and so

b) either and neither

c) so/neither + (auxiliary/modal) + subject

d) No, it can't.

Question 2

Respond to the following statements using the words in brackets.

Apostila - p. 10

Multiple Choice

a) I am not an anarchist. (she/neither).

• Neither is she.

• She is neither.

Multiple Choice

b) You lied during your campaign for presidency. (you/so)

• You did so.

• So did you.

Multiple Choice

c) They don't like discussing politics. (we/neither)

• Neither do we.

• Neither don't we.

Multiple Choice

d) She doesn't keep her promises. (he/neither)

• Neither does he.

• Neither he does.

Multiple Choice

e) He has been a politician for over 20 years. (I/so)

• So have I.

• Have I so.

Multiple Choice

f) She didn't see the election debate on TV last night. (we/neither)

• We did neither.

• Neither did we.

Question 2 - Answers

a) Neither is she.

b) So did you.

c) Neither do we.

d) Neither does he.

e) So have I.

f) Neither did we.

Question 3

Which option could be used as response to the following quote?

Apostila - p. 11

Multiple Choice

3. Which option could be used as response to the following quote?

• a) Neither can we.

• b) I can't, either.

• c) So can I.

• d) So am I.

• e) Neither are we.

Question 3 - Answer

c) So can I.

Question 4

Check the sentence that could have generated "So did she" as a response.

Apostila - p. 11

Multiple Choice

4. Check the sentence that could have generated "So did she" as a response.

• a) Peter used to be a democrat.

• b) John didn't use to be an anarchist.

• c) She didn't vote year.

• d) We don't vote for newcomers.

Question 4 - Answers

a) Peter used to be a democrat.