Affirmative and Negative Agreements

There are two types of agreements.
a. Affirmative Agreement
b. Negative Agreement
Observe the following structures:
a. Affirmative Agreements:
subject + auxiliary verb + too
so + auxiliary verb + subject
examples:
1. He is happy. I am happy.
He is happy and I am too.
He is happy and so am I.
2. She is working. They are working.
She is working and they are too.
She is working and so are they.
3. I need help. He needs help.
I need help and he does too.
I need help and so does he.
b. Negative Agreements:
neither + auxiliary verb + subject
subject + auxiliary verb + either
example:
1. She doesn’t smoke. He doesn’t smoke.
She doesn’t smoke and neither does he.
She doesn’t smoke and he doesn’t either.
2. I never watch TV. They never watch TV.
I never watch TV and neither do they.
I never watch TV and they don’t either.

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Embedded questions

Definition: Embedded questions are questions which are hidden between two sentences.
Note: Don’t put an auxiliary verb between the embedded question and the subject that comes after it.
Examples:
1. How old are you?
I am not sure how old I am.
2. When did the plane arrive?
Do you know when the plane arrived?
3. How long was the class?
I have no idea how long the class was.
4. Where does he live?
I don’t know where he lives.

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