LONGMAN ENGLISH GRAMMAR PRACTICE

13 Questions, answers, negatives

13.4 Additions and responses

13.4A Additions and contrasts: 'John can ... and I can, too/but I can't'

[> LEG 13.28-29]

Study: We can add to statements or make contrasts in the following ways:

statement parallel addition contrast

John can speak French and I can, too. but I can't.

John can't speak French and I can't, either. [> 7.7C] but I can.

John speaks French and I do, too. but I don't.

John doesn't speak French and I don't, either. but I do.

John can speak French and so can 1. but I can't.

John can't speak French and neither/nor can 1. but I can.

John speaks French and so do 1. but I don't.

John doesn't speak French and neither/nor do 1. but I do.

Write: Rudi and Roxanne are brother and sister. Read this information about them, then write good

sentences, beginning each sentence with 'Rudi...'.

Rudi Roxanne

He can speak English, but not Italian. She can speak English and Italian.

He plays tennis and goes skiing. She plays tennis, but doesn't go skiing.

He doesn't like classical music. She doesn't like classical music.

He visited London last year. She visited Rome last year.

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13.4В Parallel responses: 'John can ...'/'I can, too/So can Г [> LEG 13.28-29]

1 We repeat the auxiliary and if there is no auxiliary, we use do, does or did:

statement

John can speak French.

John can't speak French.

John speaks French.

John doesn't speak French.

parallel response

I can, too. or:

I can't, either. or:

I do, too. or:

I don't either. or:

So can I.

Neither/Nor can I.

So do I.

Neither/Nor do I.

2 We often say So'm i, Neither'm i, Nor'm I, but we usually write them in full:

So am I, Neither am I, Nor am I. Neither and Nor are exactly the same.