اللغة الإنجليزية — Either, Neither, So am I: Short Responses — 2nd Year Middle School — Algerian Curriculum

Short Responses: Either, Neither, So

In English, we use short responses with so, too, either, and neither to show agreement or similarity. These structures help make conversations more natural and avoid repetition.

Agreeing with Positive Statements

So + auxiliary + subject: “I love chocolate.” → “So do I.“

Subject + auxiliary + too: “I love chocolate.” → “I do too.“

Agreeing with Negative Statements

Neither + auxiliary + subject: “I don’t like spiders.” → “Neither do I.“

Subject + auxiliary + either: “I don’t like spiders.” → “I don’t either.“

Examples Table

Statement	So/Too	Neither/Either
I am happy.	So am I. / I am too.	—
I can swim.	So can I. / I can too.	—
She has a car.	So does he. / He does too.	—
I don’t smoke.	—	Neither do I. / I don’t either.
He isn’t tired.	—	Neither is she. / She isn’t either.

Exercises

Exercise 1: Complete the responses:

1. “I like football.” → “___________ do I.”
2. “She can’t dance.” → “___________ can he.”
3. “They are students.” → “We __________ too.”
4. “He doesn’t eat meat.” → “I don’t __________.”
5. “I have finished.” → “So __________ I.”

Answers

1. So, 2. Neither, 3. are, 4. either, 5. have