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Grammar and Linguistics > So/Neither do/have I- Agreeing and Disagreeing
So/Neither do/have I- Agreeing and Disagreeing
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douglas
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So/Neither do/have I- Agreeing and Disagreeing
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So/neitherHi All,
I�m working on a worksheet and need some clarification concerning So/neither do/have I.
When agreeing or disagreeing using so/neither the general response structure is:
so/neither + aux/modal verb + pronoun
example:
I like pizza. So do I.
I have been to Spain. So have I.
I am tired. So am I.
Question: what is the structure if "have" is my main verb?
I have a cat. So do I. (or) So have I.
My gut feel and common usage tells me "So do I" is correct (using aux), but I don�t want to teach my students wrong. Are both acceptable? Is only one acceptable? Is one more formal than the other? Is this a GB/US usage thing?
I look forward to your answers and thanks in advance.
Douglas |
18 Mar 2011
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arkel
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We would probably say I �ve got a cat. So have I, but I would certainly accept I have a cat. So do I. Maybe it has something to do with British (I �ve got) and American (I have)?
Hope this helps you somewhat Douglas.
Rosemary:)
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18 Mar 2011
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almaz
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According to the British grammarian, Michael Swan, the structure so + aux. + subject (where the answer/agreement to the sentence before uses the same auxiliary verb (as in your examples ...Spain ...tired)) can also be used with non-auxiliary have (and be) as you noted:
I have a hangover. So have I.
As in your example, I like pizza, we use do/does/did after a clause with no auxiliary verb. Since have in the sentence above is not an auxiliary, then there is no reason not to use do/does/did if you so wish:
I have a hangover. So do I.
I �d say it was really a question of choice or style. I �m perfectly happy to use either; there �s certainly no possible ambiguity or loss of meaning. And for worksheet purposes, choose the one you �re comfortable with.
Alex |
18 Mar 2011
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Tatyana83
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I �ve got a dog - so have I. - Br. Eng
I � have a dog - so do I - Br.Eng.
I have a dog. So have I - looks like American Eng.
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18 Mar 2011
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yanogator
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No, in the US it would be, "I have a dog. So do I". Bruce |
18 Mar 2011
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Zora
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Hi Douglas,
I would personally use "so, do I" with have sentences. My reasons behind this are the following:
The verb "have to" is not the same as the verb "have/have got" and we all know that we can make sentences like the following:
I have to go to bed at eight o �clock. So do I. � "So have I" would be wrong here since the verb "have" is not being used in the sense of possession. Nobody owns or possesses anything here.
So to avoid any confusion, I would say that they should use, so do I, just because it �s correct to use both and it causes less confusion in the long run. The students do not need to distinguish between the verb have/have got and the verb have to.
Cheers,
Linda
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18 Mar 2011
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edrodmedina
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I don �t know what �s going on. Everyone sounds a little schizophrenic here. "I like pizza. So do I." |
18 Mar 2011
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pilarmham
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Have can be both a full verb and an auxiliary. In the first case, it requires "do". When it is followed by got it is its own auxiliary, so we should say:
I have got a cat - So have I, though So do I is also possible (especially in American English). BUT:
I have a cat allows both possibilities too!: So do I & So have I.
BUT (again..):
I have eaten pizza. Here have is an auxiliary, so So have I is the only possible answer
I have to go is normally answered with So do I
Edddddddddd, I think I deserve some of that pizza of yours now, isn �t I????
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18 Mar 2011
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edrodmedina
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I believe you do Pilar. Doesn �t she? |
18 Mar 2011
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yanogator
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Ed, your comment reminds me of the poem: Roses are red. Violets are blue. I �m schizophrenic, And so am I. Bruce |
18 Mar 2011
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edrodmedina
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LOL Bruce. I was trying to remember that poem when I read the post. Robin Williams has used it a few times. |
18 Mar 2011
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