Post #18085

So/Neither do I and I think so A: So and neither Vicky: I'm hungry. Rachel: So am I.1 haven't eaten anything all day. Daniel: Neither have I. I didn't have time for breakfast. ▪️We use so after a positive statement and neither after a negative one. ~ I'm hungry. ~So am I. (= And I'm hungry./I'm hungry, too.) ~l haven't eaten. ~ Neither have I. (= And I haven't eaten./I haven't eaten either.) ➖The structure is so/neither + an auxiliary + the subject. ➖The auxiliary is a form of be or have or a modal verb, e.g. can. ~We're really busy at work. ~ So are we. ~Tom has gone to the match. ~ And so has Nick. ~David can't drive, and neither can Melanie. ➖ The subject comes at the end. NOT We're busy. ~ So we are. ▪️ In the present simple and past simple we use a form of do. ~I love old cowboy films. ~ So do I. ~This phone doesn't work. ~Neither does this one. ~United won, and so did Rangers. ▪️We can use nor instead of neither. ~Emma isn't here tonight. ~Neither/Nor is Matthew. ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ B. I think so, etc Vicky: It's 'Round the Corner' at half past seven, my favourite soap opera. Are we going to be back in time? Daniel: Ithink so. We haven't got far to go now. Rachel: We might miss the beginning. Vicky: Oh, I hope not. I want to know if Bernard really did stea the money. Here I think so means I think we'll be back in time', and I hope not means I hope we don't miss the beginning'. ▪️We can use so after be afraid, believe, expect, guess, hope, suppose and think: ~Do you think you'll get the job? ~ Well, I hope so. ~Are you going on holiday this year? ~ Yes, I expect so. I don't know for sure if Henry is rich, but I should think so.But we cannot use so after know or be sure. ~There's been an accident. ~ Yes, I know, NOT l know so. ~Are you sure you're doing the right thing? ~ Yes, I'm sure, NOT I'm sure so. ▪️There are two negative structures: NEGATIVE + SO POSITIVE + not ~Is it raining? ~ I don't think so. ~ Is it raining? ~ I hope not. ~Are you going to the concert? ~ I don't expect so. ~Have we won a prize? ~ I'm afraid not. ~With expect and think, we normally use the negative and so. ~With be afraid, guess and hope, we use the positive and not. 🔸We can use believe and suppose in either structure: ~Will there be any seats left? ~ I don't suppose so. OR I suppose not.