|
ESL Forum:
Techniques and methods
in Language Teaching
Games, activities
and teaching ideas
Grammar and
Linguistics
Teaching material
Concerning
worksheets
Concerning
powerpoints
Concerning online
exercises
Make suggestions,
report errors
Ask for help
Message board
|
ESL forum >
Grammar and Linguistics > So/Neither do/have I- Agreeing and Disagreeing
So/Neither do/have I- Agreeing and Disagreeing
|
|
moravc
|
BRITISH ENGLISH: I remember this SIMPLE RULE:::
Make a question FOR the sentence and use the auxiliary verb FROM the question.
So ....auxiliary verb.... I.
If the question would be with "have", use have in "So have I."
Have you got a dog? I have got a dog. .... "So have I."
Have you walked the dog? I have walked the dog. .... " So have I.
IF the question would be with "do", use do in "So do I."
Do you have a dog? I have a dog. --> So do I.
Do you have to walk the dog? I have to walk the dog. --> So do I.
As my British teacher taught me, the correct answer is:
have got / present perfect --> SO HAVE I.
have / have to --> SO DO I.
But I have seen: I have got a car. ... So do I. (sounds slangish)
I teach my students to use the auxiliary verb from the possible question. It is easier for them to remember...
|
18 Mar 2011
|
|
|
moravc
|
The slow learners love "Me too." for positive statements - I sing in English. -Me too.
and "Me neither." for negative statements... I don �t cheat. -Me neither.
The "question rule" is useful for explaining this:
I can swim! - So can I!
I will cook. - So will I!
|
18 Mar 2011
|
|
|
douglas
|
|
Thanks Everyone for the great discussion (and humor). I am now comfortable with what my gut feeling was telling me all a long and can now defend/clarify it comfortably--just what I needed.
You all are great to have around--let �s go have a beer (or wine) together.
Douglas |
18 Mar 2011
|
|
< Previous
1
2
|
