So / Neither table

So / Neither

What do we have in common? What makes us different?

	Use this when you want to express WHAT YOU HAVE IN COMMON with your interlocutor	Use this when you want to express WHAT MAKES YOU DIFFERENT from your interlocutor
Affirmatives My parents are German. I love football. I’ve been here before. I’d like to live in London.	So + aux + subject So are mine. / So am I. So do I. / So does my husband. So have I. / So has Peter. So would I.	subject + negative auxiliary Mine aren’t. / I’m not. I don’t. I haven’t. / Peter hasn’t. I wouldn’t.
Negatives My parents aren’t German. I don’t like football. I’ve never been here before = I haven’t been here before. I wouldn’t like to live in London.	Neither/Nor + aux + subject Neither are mine. / Neither am I. Neither do I. / Neither does my husband. Neither have I. / Neither has Peter. Neither would I.	subject + positive auxiliary Mine are. / I am. I do. I have. / Peter has. I would.