So, Too, Either Dan Neither Dalam Kalimat Bahasa Inggris
So dan too yang berari “juga” digunakan dalam dua kalimat positif yang dibantu oleh kata kerja bantu (auxiliary verbs) seperto tobe, do, does, did, have, has, had, dan modal verbs.
Contoh kalimat:
Kalimat 1: Wulan is from Bogor.
Kalimat 2: Ubay is from Bogor.
Jika kalimatnya digabung menjadi:
Wulan is from Bogor and so is Ubay.
atau:
Wulan is from Bogor and Ubay is, too.
Berikut ini contoh kalimat yang menggunakan so dan too:
So
Andi is in Bali now and so am I. (Andi ada di Bali sekarang dan begitu juga aku.)
Lucy likes ice cream and so do I. (Lucy suka es krim begitu juga aku.)
My mom can swim and so can my dad. (Mama bisa berenang begitu juga papa.)
Too
Andi is in Bali now and I am, too.
Lucy likes ice cream and I do, too.
My mom can swim and my dad can, too.
Neither dan Either yang berarti juga
Kita juga bisa gunakan Neither dan either hanya saja digunakan untuk kalimat negatif.
Neither
Andi is not in Bandung and neither am I
Lucy doesn’t like spicy food and neither do I.
My mom can’t fly and neither can’t dad.
Either
Andi is not in Bandung and I am not either.
Lucy doesn’t like spicy food and I don’t either.
My mom can’t fly and my father can’t either.
Soal Latihan
1. Nadia has been to Japan and ……..
a. So am I
b. So has Jane
c. So I have either
d. So me too
2. My brothers don’t like rock music and …….
a. Neither do I
b. I am, too.
c. I do too
d. So do I
3. They came here yesterday and …….
a. We did, too
b. We were, too
c. Neither did we
d. We didn’t either
4. Wulan never goes there …….
a. And I don’t either
b. And so am I
c. And neither am I
d. And I don’t, too
5. I like apple and …….
a. So did she
b. So do she
c. So does she
d. So is she
Pembahasan selanjutnya: kalimat bahasa inggris menggunakan both … and, either … or, neither … nor