ALSO
Also is used in
positive sentences to add an agreeing thought. E.g., Jane speaks English. Sam also
speaks English.
TOO
Too is used in
positive sentences to add an agreeing thought. It has the same meaning as
“also”, but its placement within the sentence is different. E.g. Jane speaks
English. Sam speaks English too.
EITHER
Either usually comes
at the end of a clause. It is used in negative sentences to add an agreeing
thought. E.g. Jane doesn’t speak English. Sam doesn’t speak English either.
1. Fill in the blanks
with one of the following words: also, too, either.
(A) Henry is very athletic. He loves swimming,
surfing, snowboarding, and skiing. Jason
______
loves to swim and surf, but he hates all winter sports because he can’t
stand the cold.
(B) I am taking a great art history class at
university. Sarah is in the class _______.
(C) I don’t really like tomatoes. My brother
doesn’t like them ________.
(D) Frank didn’t like the layout of the apartment.
He ________ didn’t like its location.
(E) Mr. Harris doesn’t speak a word of
English! He doesn’t have any international
experience _________. So, I don’t think he is the right
candidate for the job.
(F)
Three
experts came to the conclusion that the project had to be terminated at once. I
_______, finally realized the project was too dangerous to proceed.
(G) Sharon
was exhausted from a hard day’s work and she wasn’t in a party mood ________,
so we decided to stay and have a quiet
evening at home.
(H) David has been living and working in the USA
for over 5 years. He has __________ been taking night classes in English the entire time, so he speaks English very well.
(I) Sam has a guidebook and a map of the region. He
has a compass _________, so I think we should let him guide us out of here.
Answers
(A) Henry is very athletic. He loves swimming,
surfing, snowboarding, and skiing. Jason
also loves to swim and surf, but he hates all
winter sports because he can’t stand the cold.
(B) I am taking a great art history class at
university. Sarah is in the class too.
(C) I don’t really like tomatoes. My brother
doesn’t like them either.
(D) Frank didn’t like the layout of the apartment.
He also didn’t like its
location.
(E) Mr. Harris doesn’t speak a word of
English! He doesn’t have any international
experience either.
So, I don’t think he is the right candidate for the job.
(F) Three experts came to the conclusion that the
project had to be terminated at once. I also,
finally realized the project was too dangerous to proceed.
(G) Sharon
was exhausted from a hard day’s work and she wasn’t in a party mood either, so we decided to stay and
have a quiet evening at home.
(H) David has been living and working in the USA
for over 5 years. He has also been
taking night classes in English the entire time, so he speaks English very well.
(I) Sam has a guidebook and a map of the region. He
has a compass also, so I think
we should let him guide us out of here.
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