AFFIRMATIVE AGREEMENT

When indicating that one person or thing does

something and then adding that another does the
same, use the word so or too. To avoid the needless
repetition of words form the affirmative statement,
use the conjunction and, followed by simple
statement using so or too
• When a form of the verb be is used in the main
clause, the same tense of the verb be is used in
the simple statement that follows.

Affirmative statement (be) + and + (s + verb (be) + too)

Affirmative statement (be) + and + (so + verb (be) + s)

 Ex : I’m happy, and you are too
I’m happy, and so are you

• When a compound verb ( auxiliary + verb ), for

example, will go, should do, has done, have
written etc, occurs in the main clause, the
auxiliary of the main verb is used in the
simple statement, and the subject and verb
must agree
Affirmative statement + and + (s + auxiliary only+ too)

Affirmative statement + and + (so + auxiliary only + s)

Ex: they will work in the lab tomorrow, and you

will too
they will work in the lab tomorrow, and so
will you
• When any verb except be appears without any
auxiliaries in the main clause, the auxiliary do,
does, or did is used in the simple statement.
The subject and verb must agree and tense
must be the same
Affirmative statement + and + (s + do, does, did+ too)

Affirmative statement + and + (so + do, does, did + s)

• Jhon goes to that school
• Sifa goes to that school
• Jhon goes to that school and Sifa does too
• Jhon goes to that school and so does Sifa

• We meet Andi at the party today

• Yahya meets Andi at the party today
• Yahya meets Andi at the party today and we do too
• Yahya meets Andi at the party today so do we
• My mother bought many apples yesterday
• The students bought many apples yesterday
• The students bought many apples yesterday
and my father did too
• The students bought many apples yesterday
and so did my father
 NEGATIVE AGREEMENT
• Either and neither function is simple
statement much like so and too in affirmative
sentences. However, either and neither are
used indicates negative agreement. The same
rules for auxiliaries, be and do, does, or did
Negative statement + and + (s + be/do, does, did + not either)

Negative statement + and + (neither + be/do, does, did+ s)

• Negative statement (be) + and + (s + verb (be) not + either

Negative statement (be) + and + (neither + verb (be) + s)

• Ex : I don’t see Mary today
you don’t see Mary today
I don’t see Mary today, and you don’t
either
I don’t see Mary today, and neither do you
• I don’t hate you
• We don’t hate you
• I don’t hate you and We don’t either
• I don’t hate you and neither do we
 Examples

• Ana is beautiful
• Siska is beautiful

• Budi is not a lecturer

• Wati is not a lecture

• The my father will buy a new car

• Her father will buy a new car
• Wati is not going to study to campus
• Jaka is not going to study to campus

• Nurul was a famous painter

• Ida was a famous painter

• Gusti has not nice face

• Bakti has not nice face
• The scientist isn’t to happy with the project
• The supervisors aren’t to happy with the project

• He has an early appointment

• I have an early appointment

• He didn’t know the answer

• The students didn’t know the answer
• We liked to swim in the fool
• they liked to swim in the fool

• He has lived in Mexico for five years

• I have lived in Mexico for five years

• Mary can’t type well

• Her sister can’t type well