English Grammar Guide Things in Common: too/neither Usage - Things in Common: too / neither We use too and neither to state that 2 people are the same or do the same thing.
We use too if both are positive (⧾ ⧾ ).
We use neither if both are negative (⧿ ⧿ ).
State that 2 people are the same or do the same thing Things in common too : for 2 POSITIVES ⧾ ⧾ neither : for 2 NEGATIVES ⧿ ⧿ Grammar - Same/in Common: too ⧾ ⧾ POSITIVE STATEMENT OBJ. PRON. + too I like cats .Me too .Grammar - Same/in Common: neither ⧿ ⧿ NEGATIVE STATEMENT OBJ. PRON + neither I don't like dogs .Me neither .Grammar - Different/Opposite/Not in Common ⧾ ⧿ POSITIVE STATEMENT ... SUBJ. PRON. + NEG. AUX. I like cats .Oh, I don't . Grammar - Different/Opposite/Not in Common ⧿ ⧾ NEGATIVE STATEMENT ... SUBJ. PRON. + AUX. I don't like dogs .Oh, I do . Examples - Same/in Common: too POSITIVE POSITIVE (same)I like chocolate. ➤ Me too .I am happy. ➤ Me too .
Examples - Same/in Common: neither NEGATIVE NEGATIVE (same)I don't like spiders. ➤ Me neither .I'm not busy. ➤ Me neither .
Examples - OppositesSTATEMENT OPPOSITE I like dogs. ➤ Oh, I don't . I don't like cats. ➤ Oh, I do .
Symbols & Abbreviations ⧿ Negative ⧾ Positive AUX. Auxiliary NEG. Negative OBJ. Object POS. Positive PRON. Pronoun SUBJ. Subject
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