AGREEING AND DISAGREEING (with tags)
Agreeing The Affirmative tag : SO + Auxiliary + Sujet.Examples : Fred adores football, so do I. (= moi aussi) Dorothy is fond of swimming, so am I. Sonia hates chips, so do I. I love dancing, so does my friend. (mon ami aussi) |
The negative tag (grammatical form) : NEITHER + Auxiliary + SujetExamples : John can’t bear coca cola, neither can I. (= moi non plus) Harry isn’t very fond of westerns, neither am I. Kevin doesn’t like running, neither do I. I don’t like spinach, neither does my brother. (= mon frère non plus)
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Disagreeing
BUT
The disagreeing tag
: WHEREAS + SUJET + AUXILIARY ( opposite form)YET
Examples : Wendy adores horror films, but I don’t. (mais moi non)
Jerry can’t bear rugby, whereas I can.
I’m very fond of Jazz, yet Sharon isn’t.
Note : tous ces tags peuvent être utilisés à tous les temps et à toutes les personnes il suffit d’accorder l’auxiliaire avec le temps et la personne.
Exemples : George doesn't go to the cinema, neither does Dave.
Maud dances on Saturday, so do I.
They have done their homework, whereas I haven't.
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