Angl - Pa - So Do I and Neither Do I

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TITRE DE LA LEÇON: Similitude: So do I / Neither do I

Discipline : Anglais
Sous-discipline : Grammaire
Cycle : Lycée - Niveau : Première A
There are two types of phrases to express agreement in a conversation with someone’s
opinion: So do I / Neither do I.
Structure
I
do you
So
does he, she,
Neither
did we
they
Examples:
Mary plays football and I play football too. → Mary plays football and so do I.
“The boy shouted!” – “The girl shouted too!”→ “The boy shouted!” – “So did the girl!”
I don’t eat meat. My sister doesn’t eat meat too.→ I don’t eat meat, neither does my
sister.
1-Positive agreement
Paul works in a bank and so do I. (=I also work in a bank)
A: John likes chocolate. B: So does my brother. (= My brother also likes chocolate)
A: We went to France. B: So did I / So did he.
A: They just got married. B: So did I / So did the Martins.
Note:
-So do I/so did I is used to say that a positive sentence is also true for me.
-The verbs change to auxiliaries do/ does, did.
2-Negative agreement
“Nick does not know how to swim.” – “Neither do I.” (= I also don’t know how to swim)
“I don’t like missing classes.” – “Neither do I/ Neither does my brother.”
I disliked this method, neither did Jack.
I didn’t take care of it, neither did Linda.
3-Other cases
The change of an auxiliary depends on the verb included in a sentence.
Example: “Princess hasn’t any pen.” – “I haven’t any pen too.”
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→ “Princess hasn’t any pen.” – “Neither have I.”
Positive agreement
Examples
My father is a teacher and I am a teacher too.
→ My father is a teacher and so am I.
I was late yesterday and Bob was late too.
→ I was late yesterday and so was Bob.
“I have finished to work.” - “I have finished to work too.”
→ “I have finished to work.” - “So have I.”
I had got many cars and my uncle had got many cars too.
→ I had got many cars and so had my uncle.
“She will be there soon.” – “I will be there soon too.”
→ “She will be there soon.” – “So will I.”
“I can climb this hill.” – “My son can climb this hill too.”
→ “I can climb this hill.” - “So can my son.”
Negative agreement
“Peter wasn’t at the cinema.” - “I wasn’t at the cinema too.”
→ “Peter wasn’t at the cinema.” - “Neither was I.”
“I haven’t done my homework” - “I haven’t done my homework too.”
→ “I haven’t done my homework” - “Neither have I.”
“I wouldn’t like to go out” - “I wouldn’t like to go out too.”
→ “I wouldn’t like to go out” - “Neither would I.”
“I can’t do this” - “I can’t do this too.”
→ “I can’t do this” - “Neither can I.”
Exercise one: Choose the best answer between a, b, c or d.
1-I’m very ill.
a-so do I; b-so am I; c-neither do I; d-neither am I.
2- I was tired
a-so do I; b- so did I; c-neither do I; d- so was I.
3- He didn’t like the house.
a-so did I; b-neither did she; c-so am I.
4-He didn’t understand the question.
a-neither did we; b-so did I; c-neither was I.
5- I can run fast.
a-so can I; b-so do I; c- so I can.
6-She is studying her lessons.
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a-so I am; b-so do I; c-so am I.

7-She has a degree in mathematics.
a-so do I; b-so have I; c-so has I.
8-I had never seen such a crowd in my life.
a-neither have I; b-neither had I; c-neither did I.
9-I don’t know the answer.
a-neither does he; b- so have I; c- neither I have.
10-She will play tennis.
a-so have I; b- so will they; c- so did I.
Exercise two: Complete the sentences with positive or negative agreements
1-Elenga hates swimming and……………………………. so do I.
2-Benzema never loses in sport. ………………………… Neither do I.
3-I couldn’t run so fast, ……………………………………..neither could my friend.
4-John will take a holiday. …………………………………. So will Jack.
5-My friend is interested in playing football. ……………. So am I.
6-I slept well last night. ……………………………………. So did she.
7-I’m learning English. ……………………………………... So is Patrick.
8-I’ve never been to Pointe-Noire. ………………………. Neither have they.
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TITRE DE LA LEÇON: Similitude: So do I / Neither do I

→ “Princess hasn’t any pen.” – “Neither have I.”

a-so I am; b-so do I; c-so am I.

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