Use of Too, Either, Neither and So

Subject: Use of Too, Either, Neither and So Tue Mar 17, 2015 11:14 pm

Use of Too, Either, Neither and So

We use Too at the end of a positive sentence:

A: I'm happy
B: I'm happy, too
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A: I enjoyed the film
B: I enjoyed it, too
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Mary is doctor.
Her husband is a doctor, too
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We use Either at the end of a negative sentence:

A: I'm not happy
B: I'm not happy, either
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A: I can not cook
B: I can not, either
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Ali does not watch TV
He does not read newspapers, either
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We use So at the beginning of a positive sentence:

So am I (means) I am, too
So have I = I have too (etc) whatever

A: I'm working
B: So am I
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A: I was late for work today
B: So was Ali (Ali was late)
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A: I work in a bank
B: So do I
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A: we went to the cinema last night
B: Did you? So did we
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A: I would like to go to Australia
B: So would I
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So am I / So was I / So do I / So would I ...

We use Neither at the beginning of a negative sentence:

Neither am I = (I'm not either) etc
(Neither can I = (I can't either) etc
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A: I haven't got a key
B: Neither have I (I have not either)
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A: Ahmed can't cook
B: Neither can Ali
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A: I will not be here tomorrow
B: Neither will I
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A: I never go to the cinema
B: Neither do I