English Task 5-8

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

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5.           They won’t have to work on weekends, and we won’t either.

Reason : Using “either” because “won’t” in the second clause.

Task 3

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.