Affirmative Agreement

 When indicating that one person or thing does something and then adding that another does the same, use the word so or too. To avoid needless repetition of words from the affirmative statement, use the conjunction and, followed by a simple statement using so or too. The order of this statement will depend on whether so or too is used.

1.      When a form of the verb be is used in the main clause, the same tense of the verb be is used in the simple statement that follows.

Affirmative statement (be) + and + subject + verb (be) + too

Affirmative statement (be) + so + verb (be) + subject

Examples:

I am happy, and you are too

I am happy, and so are you

2.      When a compound verb (auxiliary + verb), for example, will go, should do, has done, have written, must examine, etc., occurs in the main clause, the auxiliary of the main verb is used in the simple statement, and the subject and verb must agree.

Affirmative statement + and + subject + auxiliary only + too

(Compound verb)

Affirmative statement + and + so + auxiliary only + subject

(Compound verb)

Examples:

They will work in the lab tomorrow, and you will too

They will work in the lab tomorrow, and so will you

3.      When any verb except be appears without any auxiliaries in the main clause, the auxiliary do, does or did is used in the simple statement. The subject and verb must agree and the tense must be the same.

Affirmative statement + and + subject + do, does or did + too

(Single verb except be)

Affirmative statement + and + so + do, does or did + subject

(Single verb except be)

Examples:

Jane goes to that school, and my sister does too

Jane goes to that school, and so does my sister

Additional examples:

John went to the mountains on his vacation, and we did too

John went to the mountains on his vacation, and so did we

I will be in New Mexico in August, and they will too

I will be in New Mexico in August, and so will they

He has seen her plays, and the girls have too

He has seen her plays, and so have the girls

We are going to the movies tonight, and Suzy is too

We are going to the movies tonight, and so does Suzy

She will wear a costume to the party, and we will too.

She will wear a costume to the party, and so will we

Velazquez was a famous painter, and Rubens was too

Velazquez was a famous painter, and so was Rubens

Exercise

1.      Rose likes to fly, and her brother..................too

2.      They will leave at noon, and I……………..too

3.      He Has an early appointment, and so………………I

4.      She has already written her composition, and so………...her friends

5.      Their plane is arriving at nine o’clock, and so……………..mine

6.      I should go grocery shopping this afternoon, and so……………my neighbor

7.      We like to swim in the pool, and they…………..too

8.      Our Spanish teacher loves to travels, and so……………..we

9.      He has lived in Mexico for five years, and you…………too

10.  I must write them a letter, and she………………too

Based on: M. A. Pyle and M. E. Munoz (1985). Cliffs TOEFL Preparation Guide. Singapore: John Willey and Sons