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Anonymous  #446978  Tue, 27 Nov 07 03:45 PM

Hi,

I need to know if the underlined word is right in the following sentence " My brother can play the piano very well - So can mine" or if it's better to say " neither can my brother or he". I have this dount because the formula is neither/so plus auxiliar plus subject (can be the possessive pronoun considered a subject?)

And in the sentence "She hasn't got any money" the right answer is "Neither do I" or "Neither have I" ?

Thanks a lot

  
Kooyeen  #447022  Tue, 27 Nov 07 04:52 PM
Hi,
I think "so can mine" is ok. "Mine" is a pronoun, so you can use it like it's a normal noun, as a subject.

"Neither do I" is ok. I think "Neither have I" is ok too in British English, but not common in the United States (American English).

Just my opinion... Smile [:)]

  
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Grammar Geek  #447029  Tue, 27 Nov 07 05:05 PM

Positive:
She [main verb]. So do I/So does she.
She sings nicely. So does he.
He misses his nice weather of summer. So do I.
He has a good sense of humor. So does she. -- Here, "has" is the main verb.

She [helping verb main verb]. So [helping verb] I/she.
She has lost her pen. So have I.
He was going to bake a cake. So was she.

Negative:
This works the same, except with "neither" instead of "so." Use the auxilliary/helping verb.

She doesn't sing very well. Neither does he.
She didn't miss me very much. Neither did he.
She hasn't got any money. Neither have I.


 

  
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