The document discusses affirmative and negative agreement in sentences. For affirmative agreement, it provides examples using "too" or "so" to indicate that another subject or speaker shares the same action or characteristic. For negative agreement, it provides examples using "either" or "neither" to indicate that another subject or speaker does not share the same action or characteristic. It then provides exercises for filling in the correct verb form for subjects in sentences using affirmative or negative agreement.

1. Affirmative Agreement
Negative Agreement

2. Affirmative Agreement (so or too)
• I am happy, and you are too. (S + be + too)
I am happy, and so are you. (so + be + S)
• They will work in the lab tomorrow, and you
will too. (S + aux + too)
They will work in the lab tomorrow, and so will
you. (so + aux + S)
• Jane goes to school, and my sister does too.
(S + do, does, or did + too)
Jane goes to school, and so does my sister.
(so + do, does, or did + S)

3. Supply the correct form of the verb for the simple
statements in each of the following sentences.
1. Rose likes to fly, and her brother ____ too.
2. They will leave at noon, and I ____ too.
3. He has an early appointment, and so ___ I.
4. She has already written her composition, and so ___
her friends.
5. Their plane is arriving at nine o’clock, and so ____
mine.
6. I should go grocery shopping this afternoon, and so
____ my neighbor.
7. We like to swim in the pool, and they ____ too.
8. Our Spanish teacher loves to travel, and so ____ we.
9. He has lived in Mexico for five years, and you ___ too.
10. I must write them a letter, and she ____ too.

4. Negative Agreement (either or neither)
• I didn’t see Mary this morning. John didn’t see Mary this morning.
I didn’t see Mary this morning, and John didn’t either.
I didn’t see Mary this morning, and neither did John.
• She won’t be going to the conference. Her colleagues won’t be
going to the conference.
She won’t be going to the conference, and her
colleagues won’t either.
She won’t be going to the conference, and neither
will her colleagues.
• John hasn’t seen the new movie yet. I haven’t seen the new movie
yet.
John hasn’t seen the new movie yet, and I haven’t either.
John hasn’t seen the new movie yet, and neither have I.

5. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of either or neither.
1. The children shouldn’t take that medicine, and ____
should she.
2. We don’t plan to attend the concert, and ____ do they.
3. I don’t like tennis, and he doesn’t ____.
4. She didn’t see anyone she knew, and ____ did Tim.
5. The Yankees couldn’t play due to the bad weather,
and ___ could the Angels.
6. Mary can’t type well, and her sister can’t ____.
7. I’m not interested in reading that book, and ____ is
she.
8. They won’t have to work on weekends, and we won’t
___.
9. I can’t stand listening to that music, and she can’t ___.
10. Michael doesn’t speak English, and his family doesn’t
___.

6. In the following sentences, supply the correct form of the
missing verb.
1. That scientist isn’t too happy with the project, and
neither ___ her supervisors.
2. We can’t study in the library, and they ___ either.
3. I haven’t worked there long, and neither ___ you.
4. You didn’t pay the rent, and she ___ either.
5. They didn’t want anything to drink, and neither ___ we.
6. John shouldn’t run so fast, and neither ___ you.
7. The students won’t accept the dean’s decision, and the
faculty ____ either.
8. Your class hasn’t begun yet, and neither ____ mine.
9. She couldn’t attend the lecture, and her sister ___
either.
10. He didn’t know the answer, and neither ___ I.

7. In the following sentences, supply the correct form of the
missing verb.
1. That scientist isn’t too happy with the project, and
neither ___ her supervisors.
2. We can’t study in the library, and they ___ either.
3. I haven’t worked there long, and neither ___ you.
4. You didn’t pay the rent, and she ___ either.
5. They didn’t want anything to drink, and neither ___ we.
6. John shouldn’t run so fast, and neither ___ you.
7. The students won’t accept the dean’s decision, and the
faculty ____ either.
8. Your class hasn’t begun yet, and neither ____ mine.
9. She couldn’t attend the lecture, and her sister ___
either.
10. He didn’t know the answer, and neither ___ I.