AGREEING/ DISAGREEING

Look at the chart, answer the questions and complete the blanks, please. Do not forget to use the dictionary below if necessary.

  AGREEING DISAGREEING
1. I am a student at F. Flors School. So am I. I'm not.
2. I am not Chinese. Neither am I. I am.
3. I like oranges. So do I. I do.
4. I don't like apples. Neither do I. I do.

 

1. Which particle means agreement in affirmative sentences?

2. Which particle means agreement in negative sentences?

3. Could you complete the following structure to show agreement? 

We use So + Auxiliary + Subject.

4. And what about this one? Could you complete it, too? 

We use Neither + verb  + Subject.

5. How do we show disagreement in affirmative sentences? 

We use Subject + Auxiliary Verb + .

6. How do we show disagreement in negative sentences? 

We use Subject +

7. Could you complete the following structure to show disagreement? 

We use Subject + + Not

8. And what about this one? Could you complete it, too, please? 

We use Subject + .

Auxiliary verbs:

Auxiliary verbs form negative sentences just adding "not" after the verb. In the case of interrogative sentences, the inversion "verb - subject" occurs. Besides, we use them to form another tenses.

More information about auxiliary verbs: 

http://tristram.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/
http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsAnAuxiliaryVerb.htm