Grammar

Elliptical Words
Do you know Elliptical word?

The elliptical word is an English pattern that is

used to approve someone’s idea. It might be called
positive or negative agreement. Because it can be
in positive or negative pattern.

“Too or So” are common words used in positive

Pattern, while “neither or either” are used in
negative pattern.
Too & So in Positive pattern
With auxiliary
(is/am/are/was/were)
• I am very happy and he is too
positive agreement
• I am very active and so is he
• How are u, I am fine..and you?
• me too/so am i
• They were late and you were too
• She was a student and so were you
• The lecture was handsome and he was too
• The man was a bodyguard and so was he
With the verbs (do/does/did/has/have)
Jumar comes to class lately and dimas does too/So
does dimas
• We go to eat lunch and you do too
• She goes to eat lunch and so do you
• You study English and the girl does too
• The students learn English and so does the girl
• Tom worked until night and you did too
• The man has a new helmet and I have too
• Jian and Lee have a story and so …………..I
With modal auxiliary (can/will/should)

• You can speak English and he can too/……………

• He will be a great man and so will I/………………
• The students should come on time and the lectures
should too/………………
• Mr. Ken will become a lecture and so will he/……
• She can type with her 5 fingers and I can too/……
• They should return the book and so should you/……
• I have eaten and jumar has too/so has jumar
Either & neither in negative pattern
With auxiliary
(is/am/are/was/were)
• I am not very happy and he isn’t either
negative agreement
• I am not very active and neither is he

• They weren’t late and you weren’t either/neither

were you
• She wasn’t a student and neither were you/he isn’t
either
• The lecture wasn’t handsome and he wasn’t either
• The man wasn’t a bodyguard and neither was he
With the verbs
(do/does/did/has/have)
• We don’t go to eat lunch and you don’t either /neither
do you
• She doesn’t go to eat lunch and neither do you
• You don’t study English and the girl doesn’t either
• The students don’t learn English and neither does the
girl
• Tom didn’t work until night and you ………
either/neither did you
• The man hasn’t a new helmet and I …either/……..
• Jian and Lee haven’t a story and neither…….I/…..
With modal auxiliary
(can/will/should)
• You can’t speak English and he can’t either/……
• He won’t be a great man and neither will I/………
• The students shouldn’t come on time in holiday
and the lectures shouldn’t either/………………
• Mr. Ken won’t become a lecture and neither will
she/……
• She can’t type with her 5 fingers and I can’t
either/……
• They shouldn’t return the book and neither
should you/……
Exercises
• You are studying English, he…………./……………
• We won’t smoke any more, Tom……../…………..
• She can speak English, so………….we/…………
• Tom doesn’t come to your party, ………his wife/......
• Ina listen to English record, they…………../…………..
• Two men are talking on phone, so………I / …………
• I like singing and dancing, so……………he/…………..
• Mia and her friend aren’t in class, ………….you/……