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FORMULAS:
1. (SO + AUX + S) (S + AUX + TOO)
2. (NEITHER + AUX + S) (S + AUX + NOT + EITHER)
3. (BUT + S + AUX) (BUT + S + AUX + NOT)
EXAMPLE:
1. SHE IS A TEACHER. HE IS A TEACHER.
(SHE IS A TEACHER, SO IS HE) (HE IS A TEACHER, SHE IS TOO)
SHE TAUGHT ENGLISH. THEY TAUGHT ENGLISH.
(SHE TAUGHT ENGLISH, SO DID THEY)
2. SHE IS NOT A TEACHER. THEY ARE NOT TEACHERS.
(SHE IS NOT A TEACHER, NEITHER ARE THEY/THEY AREN’T EITHER)
3. YUDA LIKES TO EAT. RAESA DOESN’T LIKE TO EAT.
YUDA LIKES TO EAT BUT RAESA DOESN’T
RAESA DOESN’T LIKE TO EAT BUT YUDA DOES