Lesson 95:

They didn’t go and I didn’t

either.
Objetivo: Usar las expresiones “either” “neither” “so” “too”
 Either

 “EITHER” and “NEITHER” are used to show agreement with NEGATIVE statements. They have a different
grammatically position in the sentence too.

EITHER  At the end of the sentence.

Subject + Auxiliary + Not + Either

 Andres doesn’t work on Sundays … Edwin does not (doesn’t) either.

(Andrés no trabaja los domingos…. Edwin tampoco)

 We can’t go to the party... our neighbors can’t either.

 I won’t drink alcohol this weekend…my friends won’t either.
 Antonio hasn’t done his homework…Susana hasn’t either.
 Either

NEITHER  At the beginning of the sentence which

expresses agreement.

Neither + Auxiliary + Subject

 Andres doesn’t work on Sundays…neither does

Edwin.
 I haven’t finished my English homework…neither
have my classmates.
 Fanny can’t go out tonight…neither can you.

 The horse can’t fly… and neither can the donkey /

and the donkey can’t either.
 I won’t go to work tomorrow…. And neither will my
partners/ and my partners won’t either.
 Review
Positive statements: “too” and “so” use the auxiliary taking
To reinforce positive statements, we have three different forms: into account the original sentence.

Too So Me too

It is used at the end of the It is used with the It is used to show that I
sentence. It reinforces that I auxiliary and the subject am feeling or doing the
am feeling or doing the to avoid repeating the same thing without
same thing. sentence again. repeating the sentence.

A: I am sad. A: I am sad. A: I am sad.

B: I am too. B: So am I. B: Me too.

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 Review
Negative statements: “either” and “neither” use the auxiliary
To reinforce negative statements, we have three different forms: taking into account the original sentence.

Either Neither Me neither

It is used at the end of a negative It is used with the auxiliary It is used to show that I
sentence. We can use it to and the subject to avoid am not feeling or doing
reinforce that I am not feeling or repeating the sentence the same thing without
doing the same thing. again. repeating the sentence.

A: I am not sad. A: I am not sad. A: I am not sad.

B: I am not either. B: Neither am I. B: Me neither.

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 Let’s practice
Write a reply taking into account the clue in parenthesis.

1. (too) 2. (So)
A: She takes a shower every day. A: I am an intelligent person.
B: B:

3. (me too) 4. (Either)

A: Sometimes, I have traveled by bus. A: I haven’t gone to Amsterdam.
B: B:

5. (neither) 6. (Me neither)

A: I can’t fly like an eagle. A: He is not playing soccer.
B: B:

7. (Either) 8. (Neither)
A: I won’t hit anybody. A: I don’t eat raw meat.
B: B:

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 But...
We can show disagreement using “but”. To make the contrast, use only the
auxiliary verb.
She drinks orange juice every day for breakfast, but I don’t.
Let’s practice
He hasn’t taken a shower for three days, but I have. Match the two sentences.

My best friend has lived in Tokyo since 1995, but his mother hasn’t. 1. Camila was watching a movie,
2. My brother didn’t do the homework,
Your brother will travel to Paris, but my brother won’t. 3. My mother likes ice cream,
4. Luis will travel to Japan,
5. The children are running,
6. Luis hasn’t read the book,

but the teachers aren’t.

but I did.
but my father doesn’t.
but I have.
but I wasn’t.
but his wife won’t.

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 English is easy
You can do it!
Autor de la metodología: Francisco González Cifuentes
Supervisión académica: Mayra Teresa Hurtado Mendoza
Diseño y adaptación: Diana Paola Pérez Muñoz
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