Elliptical Sentence

also dan too dipakai untuk mengatakan juga dalam kalimat positif. letaknya too di akhir kalimat, sedangkan letaknya also adalah: ++ sesudah to be = They are also happy. ++ sebelum verb = We also want to change the world. ++ sebelum main verb = He will also join us I am a student. He is a student too. He is also a student. I study English. He studies English too. He also studies English. I can speak Japanese. He can speak Japanese too. He can also speak Japanese.

Jeanny didnt come to class late today and Grace didnt either. Jeanny didnt come to class late today and neither did Grace. My brother hasnt seen the movie and I havent seen the movie either. My brother hasnt seen the movie and I havent either. My brother hasnt seen the movie and neither have I. Untuk menggabung dan menyingkat kalimat negatif dan kalimat positif, digunakan kata penghubung but She isnt from Jakarta but John is. He doesnt go to work by car but Dessy does. They didnt come late but we did. He cannot swim but she can.

Jane has lived here for many years. John has lived here for many years We havent lived here for a long time but they have. too. John has also lived here for many years. He is rich but I am not. He goes out of town once a week but his wife doesnt. untuk menggabung dan menyingkat dua kalimat positif, digunakan so John is handsome and Jack is handsome too. John is handsome and Jack is too. John is handsome and so is Jack. They will go next week but I wont. She can swim but he cant. They have lived here for a long time but we havent.

Kata TOO dan SO, EITHER dan NEITHER artinya sama, yaitu JUGA. He comes to school by motorcycle and I come to school by motorcycle Dalam Bahasa Indonesia contohnya seperti ini : too. Ana : Apakah kamu haus ? He comes to school by motorcycle and I do too. Ani : Ya, tentu saja, karena cuaca sangat panas. He comes to school by motorcycle and so do I. Ana : Demikian juga saya. (Maksudnya: saya juga haus saat ini) They came late and we came late too. They came late and we did too. They came late and so did we. She will go tomorrow and they will go tomorrow too. She will go tomorrow and they will too. She will go tomorrow and so will they. either dipakai untuk mengatakan juga dalam kalimat negatif. letaknya either di akhir kalimat. I am not a teacher. He is not a teacher either. She doesnt speak Japanese. I dont speak Japanese either. You cannot swim. I cannot swim either. Jack hasnt come. John hasnt come either. Untuk menggabung dan menyingkat dua kalimat negatif, digunakan neither. Bram isnt tall and Bill isnt tall either. Bram isnt tall and Bill isnt either. Bram isnt tall and neither is Bill. Jim doesnt go out tonight and Henry doesnt go out tonight either. Jim doesnt go out tonight and Henry doesnt either. Jim doesnt go out tonight and neither does Henry. Jeanny didnt come to class late today and Grace didnt come to class late either. Kata JUGA digunakan untuk menyingkat kalimat "Saya juga haus saat ini". Dalam Bahasa Inggris, penggunaannya agak beda. Kata TOO dan SO digunakan khusus kalimat berita, sedangkan kata EITHER dan NEITHER untuk kalimat negatif, dengan susunan kalimat yang berbeda juga. Susunannya sbb. : SO + kata kerja bantu (auxiliary) + subyek kata ganti orang subyek kata ganti orang + kata kerja bantu (auxiliary) + TOO Contohnya : Ana : Are you thirsty ? (Apakah kamu haus ?) Ani : Of course. It is very hot today. (Ya, cuaca sangat panas hari ini) Ana : So am I ( atau bisa dijawab I am too) artinya : demikian juga saya. Berikutnya, bila berupa kalimat negatif, digunakan EITHER atau NEITHER Ana : I am not hungry, (Saya tidak lapar) Ani : Neither am I atau I am not either ( Demikian juga saya) Perlu diingat bahwa kata kerja bantu (auxiliay) yang digunakan dalam jawaban singkat menyesuaikan dengan bentuk waktunya, lamapu , sekarang atau yang akan datang.Misalnya : Ana : I didn't go to school yesterday. (Saya tidak masuk sekolah kemarin) Ani : I did not either atau bisa dijawab Neither did I (Demikian juga saya) Lihat juga pembahasan tentang TENSES. This is a list of English auxiliary verbs:

be (am, are, is, was, were, being),

can, could, do (did, does, doing), have (had, has, having), may, might, must, shall, should, will, would