Too/ EitherAND…TOO AND…NOT EITHER

After mentioning a positive idea or fact, add another positive comment with and… too. (conjunctive expression)

After mentioning a negative idea or fact, add another negative comment with and… not either. (conjunctive expression)

POSITIVE

I am eight today, and my cousin is too.

NEGATIVE

I am not a child, and my cousin isn't either.

I am waiting for our new school to open, and my cousin is too. (present)

I am not worrying, and my cousins aren't either.

I have a new reader (book), and my classmates do too / have too (Br-Eng)

I don't have a desk, and my classmates don't either/ haven't either (Br-Eng)

I wished for a new school, and my parents did too. (past) I didn't want to be uneducated, and my friends didn't either.

I will work very hard, and my classmates will too. (modal verb)

I won't be late, and my classmates won't either.

Too / Either (adv.) — See Adv for Focus.

Too / Either Polarity

Positive and Negative Responses in Agreement

A POSITIVE STATEMENT A NEGATIVE STATEMENT

A sentence with a positive verb is "positive" even if the meaning is negative. We use too when adding a comment of agreement to the following:

A sentence with a negative verb is "negative" even if the meaning is positive. We use either when adding a comment of agreement to the following:

POSITIVE VERB – POSITIVE MEANINGI like this book, and he does too.

NEGATIVE VERB – POSITIVE MEANINGI can't help reading this book, and he can't either. like, can't stop

I look forward to beginning school, and my friends do too. I can't wait to begin school, and she can't either. eagerly anticipate, look forward to

POSITIVE VERB – NEGAITIVE MEANINGI dislike this book, and they do too.

NEGATIVE VERB – NEGATIVE MEANINGI can't stand reading this book, and she can't either. dislike

I avoid / detest watching that movie, and they do too. I can't bear watching that movie again, and I can't either. cannot tolerate

POSITIVE ADVERB – POSITIVE MEANINGThey truly believe what he is saying, and I do too. (always, usually, mostly, never / totally, utterly, completely / confidently, assuredly, reasonably, logically)

NEGATIVE ADVERB – NEGATIVE MEANINGThey hardly believe what he is saying, and I don't either. (seldom, rarely, never / barely, scarcely)

POSITIVE PRONOUN – POSITIVE MEANINGEveryone believes me, he does too.

NEGATIVE PRONOUN – NEGATIVE MEANINGNo one believes me, and he doesn't either. (nobody, not any one, none of them, not one person, hardly anyone)

NOMBRE: Genaro Atancuri.

CLASS:3 LEVEL 10.30-12.00

Complete the passage wirh “too” y “either” and with : am, am not, can, can’t, do, don’t, did, didn’t.

My sister and I are similar in many ways, but we are also different.She likes travelling abroad and I ___do______ ___too______. She doesn't work at the weekend and I __don’t_______ __either_______ She is very hard-working and I__ am ___ ___too______ .She works in an office but I__ _do too_ . I work at the university. She can drive very well but I_ can too____ . I don't like the traffic in the city. She is very lively but I_ am not either____ . I am quite reserved.Last year she went to Canada but I _ didn’t either_ . I stayed in Barcelona. She had a great time and I__ did__ __too__ .

Exercise 2: Agree with the statements using too or either.

1. They didn´t go to the mall last holiday. _I didn’t either_.

2. My parents will travel on Christmas. _I will too_.

3. They aren´t going to the concert. _I am not either_.

4. Rick speaks Spanish. _I do too_.

5. Nick is a good singer _I do too_.

A: Answer too or either.

1. I’m happy. I’m happy too.2. I’m not hungry. I’m not hungry__ either__.3. I’m going out. I’m going out ___ too ____.4. It rained on Saturday. It rained on Sunday _ too____.5. Gloria can’t ride a bicycle. She can’t drive a car _ either__.6. I don’t like to go shopping. I don’t like to go shopping _ either____.7. Tracy’s mother is a teacher. Her father is a teacher __ too ____.

Maria:

1. I’m studying English. _I’m studying English too__.2. I can ride a bicycle. _I can ride a bicycle too_.3. I’m not American. _I’m not American either__.4. I like to cook. _I like to cook too___.5. I don’t like cold weather. _I don’t like cold weather either__.6. I slept well last night. _I slept well last night too_.7. I’ve never been to India. _I’ve never been to India either__.8. I don’t write letters very often. _I don’t write letters very often either_.9. I’m going out tomorrow night. _ I’m going out tomorrow night too __.10. I wasn’t sick last week. _ I wasn’t sick last week either__.11. I didn’t watch TV last night. _ I didn’t watch TV last night either__.12. I go to the movies a lot. _ I go to the movies a lot too__.

a) I worked hard last week. . _ I worked hard last week too _.

b) My sister has got a new job. _ My sister has got a new job too_.

c) My friends haven´t gotten married yet. _ My friends haven´t gotten married yet either_.

d) Kim is going to have a baby. _ Kim is going to have a baby too_.

e) They love studying English. _ They love studying English too_.

f) They didn´t go to the mall last holiday. _ They didn't go to the mall last holiday either _.

g) My parents will travel on Christmas. _ My parents will travel on Christmas too

h) They aren´t going to the concert. _ They aren't going to the concert either _.

i) Rick speaks Spanish. _ Rick speaks Spanish too _.

j) Nick is a good singer. _ Nick is a good singer too__.