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Re: Either, neither, too, so do I, neither do I etc.

Kooyeen — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 21:28:54 GMT

Einmalige Narizsse wrote:
Hi! Hi there...
I've got question... --> I've got a question...

I've heard (in the USA):
A: I'm hungry
B: I'm either <-- No. You really heard this? Hmm...
Is it correct? No. Or I have to say "So am I". <-- This is ok. Also: "Me too" or "I'm angry too".

What about sentence below:
A: I don't know why he did it.
B: I don't know either/ Neither do I <-- Both are ok.

Or, hmm,
A:I hate chemistry
B: Neither do I / I hate either/ Me too <-- Only "me too" is ok.

And the last one:
Jews have their own New Year. And I wanna ask Jew: --> ...ask a Jew
Do you celebrate "our" New Year too/either? You need "Too". Or you could use "also": "Do you also celebrate..."

maybe in this case I shouldn't use "too" or "either", either (?) (can I say, maybe in this case neither should I use "too" nor "either"). ---> Maybe is this case I shouldn't use either (of them). Maybe I should use neither "too" nor "either". Etc.

When should I use "too", "either/neither", "so/neither do I" ??? I'm gonna tell you that in a few seconds...

I know, it's pretty easy, but I got lost.
Please help.
Regards,
EN

Too is used in affirmative sentences (=non negative), and either in negative sentences. Neither is basically not + either put together, so it already "contains" a negation. Examples:

I hate Mary. I hate her too. Me too. So do I. <-- "I hate" is affirmative.
I don't like Mary. I don't like her either. Me neither. Neither do I. <--- "I don't like" is negative
I hope she won't complain. I hope so too. Me too. So do I. <--- "I hope" is affirmative. You are referring to "I hope".
I hope she won't complain. I hope her father won't complain either. <---- This is the same as the one just above, but here you are referring to "won't complain", which is negative.
I don't think she will complain. I don't think so either. Me neither. Neither do I. <--- "don't think" is negative.

Ah, I was forgetting: did you know that there's a search function here in this forum that lets you search for old threads? There's a search box in the right top corner. Try that, you will find a lot of threads about basically anything.

And remember that I'm not a native speaker, so I'm always afraid to talk bulls... hmm, nonsense, LOL. A native speaker might tell you more later.

Re: I not want/People don't want

CalifJim — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 19:37:44 GMT

Note the definition: Operators are the modals (can, could, will, would, etc.) and forms of be -- and also forms of do or have used as auxiliaries.

The negative adverb not can only be carried by an operator, i.e., can only be used when accompanied by an operator. To negate a sentence without an operator, the operator do must be added together with not. The technical term for the addition of a form of do is do-support.

Operators underlined below. Note the third example, where negation requires do-support because the affirmative sentence has no operator.

Popcorn can be eaten. > Popcorn cannot be eaten.
Popcorn is eaten. > Popcorn is not eaten.
People eat popcorn. > People do not (don't) eat popcorn.

CJ

Adverbs of frequency

Kooyeen — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 23:54:56 GMT

Hi,
this has been asked more than once I guess, but I decided to put it neatly this way:
Consider: usually, often, rarely, sometimes.
Where is it possible to place them in a sentence? I wrote my choices in blue.

I do it. <--- this is an affirmative sentence.
At the beginning: often (with or without comma), rarely (with comma), sometimes (with or without comma), usually (with or without comma)
Before the main verb: all of them
At the end: usually (with comma), often (with or without comma), rarely (with or without comma), sometimes (with or without comma)

I don't do it. <---- this is a negative sentence.
At the beginning: often (with or without comma), rarely (with comma) sometimes (with or without comma), usually (with comma)
Before the negation: all of them
After the negation: usually, often
At the end: all of them (with or without comma) Note: the comma changes the meaning and the stress in the sentence

Other note: I am aware that the position of adverbs in negative questions influences the meaning.

Thanks in advance.

Re: I won't give you anything you want :s

Yankee — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 20:11:20 GMT

Kooyeen wrote:
Hi,
we all know that "any" in affirmative sentences is equal to "any one of them, it doesn't matter which". Any learner of English can succeed.

We also know that "not"+ "any" (a negation ans a word with any) equals "no". I don't care about anyone = I care about no one.
But... always? Can't "not" + "any" also mean... oh, I don't know how to explain this, here's the examples:

- You listen to any idiot who tells you what to do...
- No, not any idiot... only the idiots I think are smarter than you. (not any idiot = not (any idiot, it doesn't matter who)) I am fussy about which idiots I listen to.

I will give you anything you need. I will give you whetever you need.
I won't give you anything you need. <--- What does this mean? I might give you some things, but none of them will be things you need. - OR - I refuse to give you things that you need. I will give you nothing at all? Or I won't give you anything/everything, I'll just give you something?

I... really... don't... know... Thanks

I won't give you anything you want :s

Kooyeen — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 18:38:44 GMT

Hi,
we all know that "any" in affirmative sentences is equal to "any one of them, it doesn't matter which". Any learner of English can succeed.

We also know that "not"+ "any" (a negation ans a word with any) equals "no". I don't care about anyone = I care about no one.
But... always? Can't "not" + "any" also mean... oh, I don't know how to explain this, here's the examples:

- You listen to any idiot who tells you what to do...
- No, not any idiot... only the idiots I think are smarter than you. (not any idiot = not (any idiot, it doesn't matter who))

I will give you anything you need.
I won't give you anything you need. <--- What does this mean? I will give you nothing at all? Or I won't give you anything/everything, I'll just give you something?

I... really... don't... know... Thanks

Re: Use of Much with Adjectives

paco2004 — Sat, 03 Sep 2005 00:27:54 GMT

Hello Kris

I'll paste what I wrote in the post 121674.

1. 'Much' as a verb modifier.
[1] 'Much' as a verb modifier is commonly used in negations and questions.
         I don't like the picture much = I don't much like the picture.
         Do you see him much [=often]?
[2] Verbs in normal predications are usually modified by 'very much'
        I like the picture very much.
        I see him very much.
[3] Some verbs can be modified by 'much' alone in normal predications. Examples of such verbs are :'prefer', 'admire', 'appreciate', 'regret', and 'surpass'. When 'much' is used for these verbs, 'much' comes before the verb.
        I much prefer an older model.

2. 'Much' as a past participle modifier.
[1] Basically past participles are modified by 'much' or 'very much'.
        This is a much discussed problem.
        We have been much helped by the teacher.
        We have been helped very much by the teacher.
[2] Certain past participles expressing a state of mind are commonly modified by 'very' when used in affirmative sentences. Most of the past participles belonging to this category are those expressing an emotional state of the state (such as 'amused', 'amazed', 'annoyed', 'confused', 'disturbed', 'interested', 'disappointed', 'excited', 'flattered', 'interested', 'pleased', 'surprised', 'upset', 'worried', etc.) 'Changed' and 'damaged' also could be included in this category. Among them, past participles that are still retaining verbal aspects are modified rather by 'much' or 'very much' in negative and interrogative sentences.
          I am very interested in what he told yesterday.
          I am not very interested in what he told yesterday.
          Are you very interested in what he told yesterday?
          I was very pleased by what I saw.
          I was not much pleased by what I saw.
          Were you much pleased by what you saw?
[3] Past participles that express the agent's feeling toward the subject (such as 'admired', 'adored', 'appreciated', 'enjoyed', 'hated', 'liked', 'loved', etc.) are commonly modified by 'much' or 'very much' even in affirmative sentences.
          Your kindness is very much appreciated (by me).

3. 'Much' as an adjective/adverb modifier.
[1] Much can be used as a modifier of comparative adjectives/adverbs and superlative adjectives.
          It is much [=far, even, still] better.
          She works very much more rapidly than other people.
          It is much the best I have seen.
[2] Some adjectives that contains a comparative sense are modified by 'much' or 'very much' rather than very.
          Your car is (very) much superior to mine.
          His idea is (very) much preferable to mine.
          The result was (very) much different from what I had expected.
[3] Some of the adjectives that begin with 'a' can be modified both by 'very much' and 'very'.
          We were very much / very afraid of her safety.
          The twin sisters look very much / very alike each other.
           I am very much / very ashamed of betraying her.
           My dog is very much / very alert to every sound.
[4] 'Very much' and 'much' can modify adjectival prepositional phrases.
           I am very much at home in this area.
           We were much in need of new ideas.
           =We were very needful of new ideas.
           =New ideas are much needed.=We need new ideas very much.

4. 'Much' in the sense of 'nearly'
They are much the same.
His opinion is much like mine.

paco

Re: Much too much much

paco2004 — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 01:43:03 GMT

Usages of adverbial 'Much'

1. 'Much' as a verb modifier.

[1] 'Much' as a verb modifier is commonly used in negations and questions.

I don't like the picture much = I don't much like the picture.
Do you see him much [=often]?

[2] Verbs in normal predications are usually modified by 'very much'

I like the picture very much.
I see him very much.

[3] Some verbs can be modified by 'much' alone in normal predications. Examples of such verbs are :'prefer', 'admire', 'appreciate', 'regret', and 'surpass'. When 'much' is used for these verbs, 'much' comes before the verb.

I much prefer an older model.

2. 'Much' as a past participle modifier.

[1] Basically past participles are modified by 'much' or 'very much'.

This is a much discussed problem.
We have been much helped by the teacher.
We have been helped very much by the teacher.

[2] Certain past participles expressing a state of mind are commonly modified by 'very' when used in affirmative sentences. Most of the past participles belonging to this category are those expressing an emotional state of the state (such as 'amused', 'amazed', 'annoyed', 'confused', 'disturbed', 'interested', 'disappointed', 'excited', 'flattered', 'pleased', 'surprised', 'upset', 'worried', etc.) 'Changed' and 'damaged' also could be included in this category. Among them, past participles that are still retaining verbal aspects are modified rather by 'much' or 'very much' in negative and interrogative sentences.

I am very interested in what he told yesterday.
I am not very interested in what he told yesterday.
Are you very interested in what he told yesterday?
I was very pleased by what I saw.
I was not much pleased by what I saw.
Were you much pleased by what you saw?

[3] Past participles that express the agent's feeling toward the subject (such as 'admired', 'adored', 'appreciated', 'enjoyed', 'hated', 'liked', 'loved', etc.) are commonly modified by 'much' or 'very much' even in affirmative sentences.

Your kindness is very much appreciated (by me).

3. 'Much' as an adjective/adverb modifier.

[1] Much can be used as a modifier of comparative adjectives/adverbs and superlative adjectives.

It is much [=far, even, still] better.
She works very much more rapidly than other people.
It is much the best I have seen.

[2] Some adjectives that contains a comparative sense are modified by 'much' or 'very much' rather than very.

Your car is (very) much superior to mine.
His idea is (very) much preferable to mine.
The result was (very) much different from what I had expected.

[3] Some of the adjectives that begin with 'a' can be modified both by 'very much' and 'very'.

We were very much / very afraid of her safety.
The twin sisters look very much / very alike each other.
I am very much / very ashamed of betraying her.
My dog is very much / very alert to every sound.

[4] 'Very much' and 'much' can modify adjectival prepositional phrases

I am very much at home in this area.
We were much in need of new ideas.
=We were very needful of new ideas.
=New ideas are much needed.=We need new ideas very much.

4. 'Much' in the sense of 'nearly'

They are much the same.
His opinion is much like mine.

paco