Affirmative and Negative Agreement Exercises with Explanation

1. “They should obey their teacher. You should obey your teacher.” What will be the correct affirmative agreement of the sentence?

They should obey their teacher, and you should obey too.	They should obey their teacher, and so should you.
You should obey your teacher, and they should too.	They should obey their teacher, and so that should you.
Correct Answer: They should obey their teacher, and so should you.
Explanation: For affirmative agreement, we use the word ‘so’ or ‘too’. To avoid needless repetition, we use conjunction ‘and’ followed by a simple statement using ‘so’ or ‘too’.

2. “I walk to the theatre, and _____________.” Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.

my sisters also do walk	my sisters too also do walk
so do my sisters	my sisters also do too
Correct Answer: so do my sisters
Explanation: In the main clause, when any verb except ‘be’ comes without any auxiliaries, ‘do/does/did’ is used in the simple statement. The tense must be the same and the subject and verb must agree.

3. “I need to go to the dentist, and so does my wife.” –Choose the correct alternative affirmative agreement of the statement.

I need to go to the dentist, and my wife does too.	I need to go to the dentist, and my wife also has to.
I need to go to the dentist and my wife will need to.	I need to go to the dentist, and my wife also does too.
Correct Answer: I need to go to the dentist, and my wife does too.
Explanation: Correct formation of affirmative agreement statements like these is: “affirmative statement + and + ‘sub + verb + too” or “affirmative statement + and + ‘so + verb + subject”.

4. “Taylor has already solved her math problems, and __________________.” –Choose an option to fill the blank correctly.

her friends have also	so have her friends too
her friends also have	so have her friends
Correct Answer: so have her friends
Explanation: According to rules of affirmative agreement: we can use either “affirmative statement + and + ‘subject + verb + too” or “affirmative statement + and + ‘so + verb + subject”. So, the correct option is ‘d’.

5. Combine the sentences with the appropriate use of agreement statement: “Their plane is arriving at eleven o’clock. My plane will also arrive at the same time as theirs.”

Their plane is arriving at eleven o’clock and my plane also.	Their plane is arriving at eleven o’clock and so does my plane.
Their plane is arriving at eleven o’clock and my plane will also.	Their plane is arriving at eleven o’clock and so is my plane.
Correct Answer: Their plane is arriving at eleven o’clock and so is my plane.
Explanation: These statements can be joined by following either “affirmative statement + and + ‘subject + verb + too” or “affirmative statement + and + ‘so + verb + subject” formation. Moreover, in the main clause, if a form of the verb ‘be’ is used then the same tense of the verb ‘be’ will be used in the simple statement that follows.

6. “He has taken his dinner late in the midnight and so _______ I.” –Choose the correct auxiliary to fill in the blank.

do	have
has	will
Correct Answer: has
Explanation: For this sentence, we have to apply this formation: “affirmative statement + and + ‘so+ have/has/had + subject”. But we need to keep in mind that the subject and verb must agree on both parts of the sentence.

7. “My car should have its windshield replaced and your car should have also.”-Rewrite the sentence correctly.

My car should have its windshield replaced and your car should have also.	My car should have its windshield replaced and your car should too.
My car should have its windshield replaced and so your car has also.	My car should have its windshield replaced and so your car should.
Correct Answer: My car should have its windshield replaced and your car should too.
Explanation: Formation for affirmative agreement: “affirmative statement + and + ‘sub + aux. verb + too” and it is important to note that we must use the same category of auxiliary verb for both parts of the sentence.

8. Choose the incorrect affirmative agreement.

Jacky wrote to the Mayor and Sammy wrote too.	Jacky wrote to the Mayor and Sammy did write too.
Jacky wrote to the Mayor and Sammy did too.	Jacky wrote to the Mayor and Sammy also wrote to the Mayor.
Correct Answer: Jacky wrote to the Mayor and Sammy did too.
Explanation: Correct affirmative agreement formation for this sentence is “affirmative statement + and + ‘sub + did (past tense) + too”. So, the correct answer is ‘c’.

9. Combine the sentences to avoid unnecessary repetition of words: “I didn’t have my breakfast today. Rihanna didn’t have her breakfast today.”

I and Rihanna didn’t have our breakfast today.	Rihanna and I didn’t have our breakfast today.
I didn’t have my breakfast today, and neither didn’t Rihanna.	I didn’t have my breakfast today, and Rihanna didn’t either.
Correct Answer: I didn’t have my breakfast today, and Rihanna didn’t either.
Explanation: To avoid unnecessary repetition of words for negative statements, we generally use the pattern of ‘negative agreement’. The formation for such statements is “negative agreement + and + ‘subject + negative auxiliary or be + either”.

10. Fill in the blank with the appropriate word: “The children shouldn’t eat that meatball, and _________ should he.”

neither	either
not	none of the above
Correct Answer: neither
Explanation: ‘Either’/ ‘neither’ is used to indicate negative agreement. Correct formation for this agreement is “negative agreement + and + ‘subject + negative auxiliary or be + either” or “negative agreement + and + ‘neither + positive auxiliary or be + subject”. So, the correct answer is ‘a’.

11. “Marie doesn’t speak French, and her family doesn’t either.” –Choose the correct alternative for this statement.

Marie doesn’t speak French, and her family doesn’t neither.	Marie doesn’t speak French, and so doesn’t her family.
Marie doesn’t speak French, and neither does her family.	Marie doesn’t speak French, and neither doesn’t her family.
Correct Answer: Marie doesn’t speak French, and neither does her family.
Explanation: According to the rules of negative statement, ‘neither’ comes before the ‘positive auxiliary’ and subject goes at the end of the sentence.

12. “The students won’t accept the dean’s decision, and ___________.” –Replace the blank with an appropriate option.

neither won’t the faculty	the faculty won’t either
none the faculty	neither the faculty will
Correct Answer: the faculty won’t either
Explanation: For negative statements, we generally use either or neither. According to the rules of negative statement, ‘neither’ comes before the ‘positive auxiliary’ and subject goes at the end of the sentence. But for ‘either’, the subject comes at the beginning of the agreement then follows ‘negative auxiliary’, and ‘either’ goes at the end of the statement.

13. “Selena couldn’t attend the lecture, and her sister shouldn’t either.” –Rewrite the sentence correctly.

Selena couldn’t attend the lecture, and her sister couldn’t either.	Selena couldn’t attend the lecture, and her sister mightn’t either.
Selena couldn’t attend the lecture, and her sister hadn’t either.	Selena couldn’t attend the lecture, and her sister wouldn’t either.
Correct Answer: Selena couldn’t attend the lecture, and her sister couldn’t either.
Explanation: We need to keep the auxiliaries unchanged for both parts of a negative statement. The exact same auxiliaries will be used on both sides of the statement.

14. “Walker won’t be going to the seminar, and _______________.” –Choose an appropriate option to fill in the blank.

his colleagues will neither	neither won’t his colleagues
his colleagues won’t either	neither his colleagues will
Correct Answer: his colleagues won’t either
Explanation: According to the rules of negative statement, the subject comes before the ‘negative auxiliary’, and ‘either’ goes at the end of the sentence. But, the subject will go at the end of the sentence for statement with ‘neither’ and ‘positive auxiliary’ will be used.

15. “Your class hasn’t begun yet, and______________.” –Fill in the blank with an appropriate option of the followings.

neither have mine	neither have I
I haven’t either	mine either haven’t
Correct Answer: neither have mine
Explanation: Correct formation for this agreement is “negative agreement + and + ‘neither + positive auxiliary or be + subject”. The subject of the first clause is in ‘possessive case’, so the subject of the second clause will also be in ‘possessive case’.

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