Task
1 (Affirmative Agreement)
Direction:
supply the correct form of the verb for the simple statement in each of the
following sentences. Elaborate your reason.
1. Rose likes to
fly, and her brother does
too.
Reason : Affirmative
Agreement - verb without the auxiliary verb in the main clause. so “do, does,
or did” is used in the second clause.
2. They will leave
at noon, and I will
too.
Reason : Composite
verb in the main clause.
3. Their plane is
arriving at nine o’clock, and so is mine.
Reason : Using “is”
because to be in the main clause.
4. I should go
grocery shopping this afternoon, and so should my neighbour.
Reason : Composite
verb in the main clause.
5. Our English
teacher loves to travel, and so do we.
Reason : Affirmative
Agreement..
Task
2 (Negative Agreement)
Direction:
fill in the blanks with the correct form of either or neither. Elaborate your
reason.
1. The children
shouldn’t take that medicine, and neither should she.
Reason : Using “neither”
because “should” in the second clause.
2. I don’t like
plan to attend the concert, and neither do they.
Reason : Using “neither”
because “do” in the second clause.
3. The Yankess
couldn’t play due to the bad weather, and neiher could the Angels.
Reason : Using “neither”
because “could” in the second clause.
4. Mary can’t type
well, and her sister can’t either.
Reason : Using “either”
because “can’t” in the second clause
5. They won’t have
to work on weekends, and we won’t either.
Reason : Using “either”
because “won’t” in the second clause.
Direction:
identify the one underlined word or phrase that would not be acceptable in
standard written English. Elaborate your reason.
1. He isn’t driving
to the convention in March, and neither they are.
Reason : Negative
Agreement (Neither + positive auxiliary or “to be” + subject).
2. Catherine is studying
law at the university, and so does John.
Reason : Should
use “is” because “to be” in the main and second clause.
3. Because they have moved away, they hardly never go to
the beach anymore.
Reason :
Negative statement “never”.
4. Mary and
her sister studied biology last year, and so does Jean.
Reason : Should
use “did” because V3 in the main clause.
5. George has
not completed the assignment yet, and Maria hasn’t neither.
Reason : Should be followed
by either because negative.