Grammar: Agreements

Agreements : Too/Neither/Either

# We use too and either at the end of a sentence.

We use too after a positive verb:

-         I’m happy à I’m happy too.

-         I enjoyed the film à I enjoyed it too.

-         Mary is a doctor. à Her husband is a doctor too.

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# We use either after a negative verb: (am not / isn’t, can’t, etc)

-         I’m not happy. à I’m not happy either.

-         I can’t cook. à I can’t cook either.

-         Bill doesn’t watch TV à He doesn’t read newspapers either.

So am I (=I am too), etc.

-         I’m tired à So am I.

-         I work in a bank. à So do I.

-         etc.

Neither am I (= I’m not either), etc.

-         Ann can’t cook à Neither can Tom.

-         I never eat meat. à Neither do I.

Teacher Gustavo Passarin