Agreeing and Disagreeing





Agreeing and Disagreeing : So do I, Neither do I, etc


To agree with a positive statement:



We use so + auxiliary/modal verb + pronoun:

"I like tea without sugar.'

'So do I.'


To agree with a negative statement:



We use nor/neither + auxiliary/modal verb + pronoun:

"I don't like tea with sugar.'

'Nor do I.' or 'Neither do I.'


To disagree with a positive statement:



We use pronoun + auxiliary/modal verb + not (-n't):

"I like tea without sugar.'

'I don't.'


To disagree with a negative statement:



We use pronoun + auxiliary/modal verb:

"I don't like tea with sugar.'

'I do.




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