So , Too , Either , Neither

“SO AND TOO”

Definition of the words So and Too

´       The words ‘so’ and ‘too’ are used to combine two positive statements with identical predicates to form a compound sentences.

´       The predicate isn’t repeated completely in the second part of the compound sentence.

Patterns of the words ‘so’ and ‘too’

´       S₁ + to be/verb + object/complement + and + so + auxiliary + S_{2 .}

´       S₁ + to be/verb + object/complement + and + S₂ + auxiliary + too.

PERSON A	PERSON B
I am happy	So am I	I am happy too
Vany has a new boyfriend	So does merry	Merry has a new one too
They went to the concert last night	So did we	We went to the concert too
Tom would love a tea right now	So would I	I would love coffee too
She will win a prize	So will we	We will win one too
We have finished their homework	So have you	You have finished too
Martin can speak three languages	So can Rima	Rima can speak three too
He should study more	So should I	I should study more too
We could see the lake	So could he	He could see lake too
My brother had eaten too much	So had I	I had eaten too much too

“EITHER AND NEITHER”

Definition of the words Either and Neither

§  The words ‘either’ and ‘neither’ are used to combine two negative statements with identical predicates to form a compound sentence.

§  The predicate is not repeated completely in the second part of the compound sentence.

Patterns Of The Words “Either” and “Neither”

´       S₁ + to be + not + verb + object + and + S₂ + auxiliary + not + either

´       S₁ + to be + not + verb + object + and + neither + auxiliary + S₂

Person A	Person B
I am not hungry	Neither am I	I am not hungry either
Vany doesn’t eat meat	Neither does merry	Merry doesn’t eat meat either
Martin didn’t go to the party	Neither did I	I didn’t go either
They wouldn’t like to do his job	Neither would I	I wouldn’t like to do it either
He won’t stop talking	Neither will you	You won’t stop either
You haven’t finished your meal	Neither have you	You haven’t finished either
Mike can’t reach the top shelf	Neither can I	I can’t reach it either
You shouldn’t talk in the movie	Neither should we	We shouldn’t talk either
We couldn’t hear him	Neither could they	They couldn’t hear him either
Tommy hadn’t seen her before	Neither had I	I hadn’t seen her before either