either dan neither

Dalam kalimat positif, kata yang dipakai adalah “so” dan “too”.

• The headmaster is busy, and so are the teachers. …… (gunakan to-be yang sesuai dengan subjectnya.
• He comes early everyday, so does his secretary. …(gunakan do/does untuk simple present tense.)
• My friends prepared for the test, and I did too. ….(gunakan did untuk past tense)
• I have submitted my paper, and Ruth has too. ….(gunakan have/has/had untuk kalimat perfect).
• Father can drive a car, and so can mother. …….(gunakan modals).

Pola elliptics:

………, so + kata bantu + Subject 2

………, Subject 2 + kata bantu + too.

Dalam kalimat negatif, kata yang dipakai adalah “either” dan “neither”.

Pola:

………. ,and Subject 2 + kata bantu +not + either

……… ,and neither + kata bantu + Subject 2

Contoh:

• The house is not far from the pond, and the river is not either.
• My sister was not at home last night, and neither were my mother and I.