Unit 26
Additions with So, Too, Neither, And Not Either
Grammar Explanations:
1. Additions are phrases or short sentences that follow a statement. Use an addition to
avoid repeating the information in the statement.
Examples:
◎ Gerald is a firefighter, and so is Mark.
2. Use so or too if the addition follows an affirmative statement.
Use neither or not either if the addition follows a negative statement.
＊ Be careful! Notice the word order after so and neither. The verb comes before the
subject.
Examples:
1. Gerald is a firefighter, and so is Mark.
or
Gerald is a firefighter, and Mark is, too.
2. Gerald didn’t get married. Neither did Mark.
or
Gerald didn’t get married, Mark didn’t, either.
3. So is Mark. Not So Mark is
4. Neither did Mark. Not Neither Mark is.
3. Additions always use a form of be or an auxiliary verb( be, have, do, will, or a modal
verb such as can, could, should, would).
a. If the statement uses a form of be, use a form of be in the addition too.
b. If the statement uses an auxiliary verb, use the same auxiliary verb in the
addition.
c. If the statement has a verb that uses do as an auxiliary, use the appropriate
form of do in the addition.
Examples:
1. I’m a twin, and so is my cousin.
2. Gerald had quit his job, and so had Mark.
3. I can’t drive, and neither can my twin.
4. Gerald owns a dog, and so does Mark.
5. Gerald bought a jeep, and so did Mark.
4. In conversation, you can use short responses with so, too, either, and not either to
agree with another speaker.
Usage Note: In informal speech, people say Me too and Me either to express similarity
or agreement.
Examples:
A: I have a twin sister.
B: So do I. OR I do,too.
A: I don’t have any brothers and sisters.
B: Neither do I. OR I don’t either.
A: I’m left-handed.
B: Me too.
A: I’ve never heard of this twins.
B: Me either.
1. TRUE OR FALSE. Read these short conversations between reunited twins. Write T
(True) or F (False) for the statement that follows each conversation.
1. MARK: I like Chinese food.
GERALD: So do I.
_______ Gerald likes Chinese food.
2. ANDREA: I don’t to go out.
BARBARA: Neither do I.
______ Barbara wants to go out.
3. JEAN: I’m not hungry.
JOAN: I’m not either.
_____ Joan isn’t hungry.
4.
AMY:
I’ve always felt lucky.
KERRIE: So have I.
______ Kerrie has felt lucky.
5. MIA: I don’t eat meat.
BOB: I don’t either.
______ Bob eats meat.
6. JIM: I have a headache.
BILL: I do, too.
______ Both Jim and Bill have headaches.
7. Nora: I can’t swim.
Dina: Me neither.
______ Dina can swim.
8. Chet: I shouldn’t work so much.
Todd: Neither should I.
______ Todd wants to work less.
9. Jason: I’d like to leave now.
Tyler: Me too.
______ Tyler wants to leave.
2. CHOOSE. Circle the correct words to complete this paragraph.
Sometimes being a twin can cause trouble. In high school, I was in Mr. Jocabs’s history
class. Neither / So was my brother. One day we took a test. I got questions 18 and 20
wrong. My brother did so / too. I didn’t spell Constantinople correctly, and either / neither
did he. The teacher was sure we had cheated. As a result, I got an F on the test, and so did
/ got my brother. We tried to convince Mr. Jacobs of our innocence, but he didn’t believe
us. The principal didn’t either / too. We finally convinced them to give us another test.
This time I got items 3 and 10 wrong. Guess what? Neither / so did my brother. Our
teacher was astounded. So / Too was the principal. We weren’t. We were just amused.
3. COMPLETE. Marta and Carla are twins. They agree on everything. Complete
their conversation with responses.
Marta: I’m so happy we finally found each other.
Carla: So____________. I always felt like something was missing from my life.
Marta: So ___________. I always I had a double somewhere out there.
Carla: I can’t believe how similar we are.
Marta: Neither __________. It’s like always seeing myself in the mirror.
Carla: Not only do we look identical but we like and dislike all the same things.
Marta: Right. I hate lettuce.
Carla: I __________. And I detest liver.
Marta: So __________. I love pizza, though.
Carla: So__________. But only with tomato and cheese. I don’t like pepperoni.
Marta: Neither __________.
Carla: This is amazing! I wonder if our husbands have so much in common.
Marta: Me __________.
5. EDIT. Read this student’s composition. There are six mistakes in the use of
sentence additions. Find and correct them. The first mistake is already corrected.
My Brother and I
My brother is just a year older than I am. We have a lot of things in common.
First of all, we look alike. I am 5’10”, and so he is. ( is he ) I have straight black hair
and dark brown eyes,
and so does he. We share many of the same interests, too. I love to play soccer, and he too.
Both of us swim every day,
but I can’t dive, and either can he.
Sometimes being so similar has its problems. For example, last night I wanted the
last piece of chocolate cake, and so does he. Often I won’t feel like doing the dishes, and
neither won’t he. Worst of all, sometimes I interested in dating a certain schoolmate, and so
he is. However, most of the time I feel our similarities are really nice. So does my brother.