Neither x So... with complete sentences is possible???

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Neither x So... with complete sentences is possible???

Goodboyboy

Neither x So... with complete sentences is possible???

People please help me... I have been trying to find some information to confirm the following sentences but I have found nothing...

I like pizza

So do I like pizza.

I don�t like pizza.

Neither do I like pizza.

Are the agreement sentences grammatically correct?

Thanks a million!!!

26 Aug 2019

Hi there,

You are quite right: if you agree with somebody�s POSITIVE statement you ought to start with SO followed by a verb form in the tense of the initial sentence (either an auxiliary or a verb - as if you were asking a question but WITHOUT the verb carrying the meaning) e.g.:

I will go there tomorrow. / So will I.

They have kissed 3 girls. / So have I.

The idea is sort of similar in case of negative sentences, if you agree with the NEGATIVE statement of the speaker. Start with NEITHER (which can�t be followed by a negative verb) e.g.:

She wasn�t in NY last year. / Neither was I.

Saturday won�t be cold, and neither will Sunday.

So your logic is quite ok, just skip the stuff that follows the subject ( i.e. "like pizza")

best, joanna

26 Aug 2019

Joanna is correct:

From an AE point of view I would say:

"So do I." or "I like pizza too.", but not "So do I like pizza."

"Neither do I.", "I don�t either.", or "I don�t like pizza either.", But not "Neither do I like pizza."

Cheers,

Douglas

27 Aug 2019

ldthemagicman

"I like pizza!" "So do I!"

"I don�t like pizza!" "Neither do I!"

As the others have said, this is colloquial, spoken English.

Les Douglas

27 Aug 2019

chrissyden

So do I - is the same really as �too� although grammatically correct you wouldn�t hear English speakers saying this. They would say

�I like pizza too.�

Too = �as well as/also

For statement 2 - Neither do I

If more informal - me neither

27 Aug 2019