English Grammar
SO - NEITHER
How to use 'so' and 'neither' in English.
SO
SO is used to show agreement with affirmative statements concerning the speaker or another person.
SO + Auxiliary + Subject (pronoun) : So do I
Remember :
The Auxiliary in the response must agree with the verb tense in the original statement.
Here are some examples :
SO is used to show agreement with affirmative statements concerning the speaker or another person.
SO + Auxiliary + Subject (pronoun) : So do I
Remember :
The Auxiliary in the response must agree with the verb tense in the original statement.
Here are some examples :
| Speaker A | Speaker B | |
| Charlie likes chocolate. | So do I | = I like chocolate too. |
| Emma lives in London. | So does Amanda. | = Amanda lives in London too. |
| Alex can swim. | So can Jenny. | = Jenny can swim too. |
| Pedro is good at sports. | So is Rafael. | = Rafael is good at sports too. |
| Our teachers are very strict. | So are ours. | = Our teachers are very strict too. |
| Enzo would love to work in Paris. | So would I. | = I would love to work in Paris too. |
| Alex will be angry. | So will I | = I will be angry too. |
NEITHER
NEITHER is used to show agreement with negative statements.
NEITHER can be replaced by NOR with no change in meaning.
Neither + Auxiliary + Subject (pronoun)
: Neither do I (Nor do I)
Remember :
The Auxiliary in the response must agree with the verb tense in the original statement.
Here are some examples :
| Speaker A | Speaker B | |
| Sam doesn't want to go out. | Neither do I. | = I don't want to go out either. |
| Wendy can't cook. | Neither can I. | = I can't cook either. |
| Jason doesn't have a ticket. | Neither does Tom. | = Tom doesn't have a ticket either. |
| I can't speak Chinese. | Neither can Julie. | = Julie can't speak Chinese either. |
| Peter hasn't finished yet. | Neither has James. | = James hasn't finished yet either. |
| Meg couldn't come today. | Neither could Amy. | = Amy couldn't come either. |
| Dad won't pay attention. | Neither will Mum. | = Mum won't pay attention either. |