NEGATIVE AGREEMENT
Affirmative agreement এর মতই Negative sentence এর “অনুরূপ” কাজ প্রকাশের ক্ষেত্রে second clause এর শেষে Either এবং neither ব্যাবহার করা হয়-
Negative statement + and +
· Subject+ negative auxiliary or be verb+ either.
· Neither +positive auxiliary or be verb+ subject.
ØI don’t see Monju this morning, and Lion didn’t either.
Ø I don’t see Monju this morning, and neither did Lion.
ØMusa hasn’t seen the new movie yet, I haven’t either.
Ø Musa hasn’t seen the new movie yet, and neither have I.
EXERSISES
1. My friend does not like terrorism and ---------
a) Neither I do,
b) Neither do I,(ans)
c) I do either,
d) I do.
2. Which one of the following is correct?
a) She took pictures, and I did so.
b) She took pictures, and so I did.
c) She took pictures, and I so did.
d) She took pictures, and so did I.(ans)
3. Which one of the following correct?
a) Pioneer men and women endured terrible hardships, and so do their children.
b) Pioneer men and women endured terrible hardships, and so do their children.
c) Pioneer men and women endured terrible hardships, and also the children.
d) Pioneer men and women endured terrible hardships, and so did their children.(ans)
Subject
English