TASK 5 Affirmative & Negative Agreement

A.    Affirmative Agreement

5.      Catherine is studying(A) law(B)  at the university(C), and so does John(D).

Answer and analysis:

The answer is D, because to be in the first statement indicates a process or activity e.s is, so to be in the second statement should be in the same from with what’s in the firs statement, so the possible answer is so is John.

7.      Marry and her(A) sister studied(B) biology last year(C), and so does Jean(D).

Answer and analysis:

Why the answer is D, because the verb in the first statement indicates past form i.e studied and Jean do the same thing with Mary and her sister so that the auxiliary used must be in the past form, so the possible answer is so did Jean.

15.  They are(A) going to have to(B) leave soon(C), and so do(D) we.

Answer and analysis:

Why the answer is D, because it is includes to affirmative agreement and to be in the first statement is ‘are’ so to be in the second statement should be in the same form then he possible answer is so are we.

B.     Negative Agreement

1.      George has not(A) completed the assignment(B) yet(D) and Marian hasn’t neither(D).

Answer and analysis:

The answer is D, because the first statement has already had negative meaning and Marian does the same thing that George does, so the possible answer is either.

3.      He isn’t driving(A) to the(B) convention in March(C), and neither they are(D).  

Answer and analysis:

The answer is D, because he in the first statement indicates a negative meaning and they in the second statement show an opposite meaning, so the possible answer is neither are they.

9.      This table not sturdy enough(A) to support(B) a television, and that one(C) probably isn’t neither(D).

Answer and analysis:

The answer is D, because the first statement shows a negative guessing, so the possible answer is either.