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  so  -  neither   



 
So
is used to agree with a positive or affirmative statement made by, or concerning, another person

Example :  Speaker A :  "I like chocolate."
                                        Speaker B :  "So do I."  (= I like chocolate too)

 

A :  
 I speak English
  
  Tom is hungry
  
  Jane can swim
 
  We have got a  dog.
B :
 
 So does Peter
 (Peter speaks English too)
  So is Mary
  (Mary is hungry too)
   So can Julie
  (Julie can swim too)
  So have our parents.
  (Our parents have got
    a dog too)
   
        
Neither is used to agree with a negative statement made by, or concerning, another person

                                                   Example :  Speaker A : "I don't speak Chinese."
                                                   Speaker B : "Neither do I."  (= I don't speak Chinese either)
 
A :
 Tom doesn't work here.

  Peter isn't tired

  I can't cook

  I don't have a ticket.
B :
 Neither
do I

  Neither
is Tom.

  Neither
can I

   Neither
do I


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