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86 Short responses using so, neither, nor

• so + auxiliary verb + subject is used to say that something which is true
about one thing or person is also true about another thing or person:
'I can speak Spanish.'
So can I.' ( = T can speak Spanish too)
• The negative form is neither/nor + auxiliary verb + subject;
'Mike didn't win the prize/
Neither/Nor did Bill' {= And Bill didn't win it)

• If there is no auxiliary verb in the first sentence, do / does / did is used:
'Leo plays tennis.'
'So does Tom.'
'We went to the cinema last night.'
So did we.'

Practice

Write responses to these statements using So or Neither/Nor and the word
in brackets.

1 I've got a cold. (I)
So have I.
2 Peter doesn't eat meat. (Steve)
Neither/nor does Steve.

3 Sarah had a baby last year. (Jo)

4 We're going away for the New Year, (we)

5 I'd like to have a pet. (I)

6 Harry hasn't finished his essay. (Paul)

7 I won't be able to go to the meeting. (I)

8 Jenny could read when she was three. (Fiona)

9 I wasn't very interested in history when I was at school. (I)

10 You should do more exercise, (you)