The document discusses the uses of the words "so" and "neither" when showing agreement. It states that "so" should be used when agreeing with a positive statement, followed by an auxiliary verb and subject pronoun that matches the tense of the original statement. "Neither" is used to agree with negative statements, also following the same auxiliary verb and subject pronoun structure matching the original tense. It provides examples of how to use both "so" and "neither" in different verb tenses.

1. GAVIRIA PRIETO
LUISA FERNANDA
GRADO 8-1

2. So and neither responses can be very
difficult. Let's just focus on what we
say if we agree with someone.
 If someone says something negative and
we agree with them we can use neither.
 If someone says something positive and
we agree with them we can use so.

3. SO
SO is used to show agreement with
positive statements.
SO + Auxiliary + Subject (pronoun)
The Auxiliary needs to agree with
the verb tense in the original
statement.

4.  I am hungry, and so are you.
 My wife is a lawyer, and so am I.
 She was here yesterday, and so was he.
 I can swim, and so can my brother
 They will go to the movies, and so will I.

5. Neither is used to show agreement
with negative statements.
Neither + Auxiliary + Subject
(pronoun)
The Auxiliary needs to agree with
the verb tense in the original
statement.

6. I am not hungry. Neither am I.
I'm not going to quit. Neither am I
They don't speak French. Neither do I.
Mary didn't go to the party. Neither did I.
I wouldn't like to do his job. Neither would I.