In this post I would like to look how to use “so” and “neither” to express agreement with someone.
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When someone makes a statement, you might want to agree or disagree with them. If the statement is a positive statement, and you want to agree with the statement then you use so, if the statement is negative, and you want to agree with it then you neither.
The positive statement:
I’ve got a new car.
You agree with it:
So have I
The negative statement:
I don’t have a TV
You agree with it:
Neither do I.
When we use so and neither, our answer must use a positive auxiliary verb.
So have I NOT So haven’t I
Neither do I NOT Neither don’t I
If we want to disagree with a statement then we use the opposite auxiliary verb from the original statement:
The positive statement:
I’ve got a new car
You don’t agree with it:
I haven’t
The negative statement:
I don’t have a TV
You don’t agree
I have
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- On Line English Teacher Dave
- I come from Dublin Ireland, I have a UK honours degree in law, I live near to London in the UK. I have taught English for over 20 years in England, Spain and Germany. I worked for local language schools as well as working for the international chains of Berltiz and Inlingua. My private clients include Commerzbank, Tecis, Banco Santander, Private law offices, Unileiver, Biersdorf and many more!