Too/either

Too	Either
too = also is used at the end of positive sentences. I like tea and I like coffee, too.	either = also is used at the end of negative sentences I don't like tea and I don't like coffee, either.

Exercise 26. Complete the sentences with too and either.

1. I like walking and I like cycling, __.

2. She can't speak French and she can't speak German, __.

3. I know John well and I like him, __.

4. Frank writes novels and he writes TV scripts, __.

5. I don't drink too much coffee and I don't smoke, __.

6. They work hard during the week and they work hard at the weekends, __.

Exercise 27. Rewrite the following sentences with too. Use the words in brackets.

Example: I can't drink the coffee, (hot). It's too hot.

The coffee is freshly-made and it's also hot. ... and it's hot, too.

1. I don't walk to work. (far)

2. Millie doesn't want to buy that jacket. It's bright red and also expensive.

3. Charlie hates commercials. (boring)

4. I play volleyball and I also play tennis.

5. People don't swim in the Moskva River. (dirty)

6. In the evening I usually listen to some music and I also watch video.

So do I/neither do I

So	am/is/are do/does have/has	Pete is a good student. So am I. (= I'm a good student, too). Helen enjoys parties. So does her husband. (= He enjoys parties, too.) Paul has got a lot of relatives. So have we. (= We've got a lot of relatives, too.)
Neither(Nor)		Nick is never late for classes. Neither/Nor are they. (= They're not late for classes, either.) Fred doesn't get up early on Sunday. Neither/Nor do I. (= I don't get up early on Sundays, either.) Mike hasn't got a computer. Neither/Nor has she. (= She hasn't got a computer, either.)

Exercise 28. Give the appropriate response to the following remarks. Use the words in brackets.

Example: I usually go to bed late. (Bob) - So does Bob.

Jane isn't fond of computer games. (her husband) - Neither is her husband.

1. Jack enjoys traveling. (Mike)__

2. I'm not very fond of pop music. (My friends)__

3. Bill is hungry. (I)__

4. She hasn't got Reebok sportswear. (I)__

5. They don't write letters very often. (We)__

6. I don't want to go to bed so early. (She)__

7. Andrew sometimes goes jogging in the morning. (Denis and Victor)__

8. Joe isn't lazy. (I)__

9. Pam's got a lot of friends. (Diana and Lucia)__

10. Tonya needs a holiday. (I)__

NOTE:

Possessive pronouns can also be used in phrases which start with So... and Neither...

My watch is wrong. - So is mine.

Their grandparents don't live in the country. - Neither do ours.

Exercise 29. Give the appropriate response to the following remarks. Use possessive pronouns and the words in brackets.

Example: Our garden is full of flowers just now. (Their garden) - So is theirs.

Her clothes never seem to be in fashion. (My clothes) - Neither do mine.

1. Your dictionary is out-of-date. (My dictionary)__

2. Our garden hasn't got many fruit trees. (Their garden) __

3. Kate's children don't like school. (Our children)__

4. My friend's brother's got a lovely collection of stamps. (Her brother)__

5. Tom's boss works very hard. (My boss)__

6. My suitcases aren't heavy at all. (Your suitcases)__

Exercise 30. Rewrite the following sentences using as ... as.

Example: John's father is handsome and so is John. - John is as handsome as his father.

1. Jean's mother is thoughtful and so is Jean. __

2. Mary drives fast and so does Helen. __

3. Our home is comfortable and so is yours. __

4. Jenny works hard and so does Becky. __

5. Mike has got a large family and so has Linda. __

6. My children do well at school and so do hers. ___

Link Verbs + Adjective

The following verbs are always used with adjectives: to look, to smell, to taste, to sound, to feel, to seem, to get.

She looks very happy. The dish smells awful.

The cake tastes delicious.

Your idea sounds appealing.

My fur coat feels nice.

It seems silly not to tell him the truth.

It gets cold in Moscow in winter.

BUT: to feel well - to talk about health:

Are you all right? - I'm afraid, I'm not feeling well.

Exercise 31. Complete each sentence with a verb and an adjective from the box

look taste seem sound smell feel get sour hungry cheerful strange pretty good very qualified good

Example: Why don't you like this dress? It looks good on you.

1. If you keep milk for too long, it __.

2. Can I have something to eat? I __.

3. This cake is a bit old, but it still __.

4. She __ but she doesn't look very happy.

5. Let's offer her the job, she __.

6. Are you sure this fish is all right? It certainly __.

7. This idea __.

Exercise 32. Complete the sentences with adjectives or adverbs.

Example: John looks nice, (nice) You cook well. (good)

1. He almost never behaves __. (good)

2. The music sounds ___. (nice)

3. This play ends __. (tragic)

4. Your cooking is __. (tasty)

5. What beautiful flowers! They smell __. (wonderful)

6. Do you feel __ before examinations? (nervous)

7. Don't look at me so __. (sad)

8. That egg tastes _. (bad)