1James doesn’t like cricket. ...............
Wrong!
Use "Nor do I" to agree with a negative statement about a present simple verb.
2I was late for the meeting. ...............
Wrong!
Use "So was he" to agree with an affirmative statement using "was".
3She passed the test, and ............... did I.
Wrong!
Use "so" after an affirmative statement to show the same thing is true for you.
4I have finished my job, and ............... has he.
Wrong!
Use "so" after an affirmative statement to show the same thing is true for another person.
5Susie didn’t arrive. ............... did Mary.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "Neither" or "Nor" to agree with a negative statement.
6He didn’t buy it. ............... did I.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "Nor" or "Neither" to agree with a negative statement.
7I can play chess, ............... he can’t.
Wrong!
Use "but" to contrast what one person can do with what another person cannot do.
8She knows how to swim, but ...............
Wrong!
Use "I don't" after "but" to contrast another person’s ability with your own.
9My husband doesn’t watch movies, ............... I do.
Wrong!
Use "but" to contrast a negative statement with an affirmative one.
10She didn’t complain. Neither ............... her husband.
Wrong!
Use "did" because the first sentence is in the past simple: "didn't complain".
11I know you don’t like me. I don’t like you ...............
Wrong!
Use "either" at the end of a negative sentence to mean the same negative idea is true too.
12She is married. ............... her sisters.
Wrong!
Use "So are" because "her sisters" is plural and the first sentence is affirmative.
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- James doesn’t like cricket. Nor do I
- I was late for the meeting. So was he
- She passed the test, and so did I.
- I have finished my job, and so has he.
- Susie didn’t arrive. Neither / Nor did Mary.
- He didn’t buy it. Nor / Neither did I.
- I can play chess, but he can’t.
- She knows how to swim, but I don’t
- My husband doesn’t watch movies, but I do.
- She didn’t complain. Neither did her husband.
- I know you don’t like me. I don’t like you either
- She is married. So are her sisters.