Kesesuaian Negatif (And neither will I/and he won’t either…, etc.) – Kalimat-kalimat dalam contoh dibawah ini yakni negatif agreement kebalikan dari affirmative agreement di materi sebelumnya.
Contoh 1
- My friend won’t drink liquor, and neither will I
- My friend hasn’t drunk liquor, and neither have I
- My friend doesn’t drink liquor, and neither do I
- My friend isn’t drinking liquor, and neither am I
- My friend can’t drink liquor, and neither can I
Contoh 2
- I won’t eat pork, and he won’t either
- I don’t eat pork, and he doesn’t either
- I haven’t eaten pork, and he hasn’t either
- I am not eating pork, and he isn’t either
- I can’t eat pork, and he can’t either
Dalam hal ini pernyataan negatif pertama selalu di susul oleh pernyataan negatif berikutnya dengan menggunakan …, and neither… (contoh 1) dan …. , and …not either. arti kedua ungkapan negatif ini pada dasarnya tak berbeda yaitu dan ….juga tidak atau ….juga tidak. contoh, Mr. hasan doesn’t like telling a lie, and neither does his wife/and his wife doesn’t either. maksudnya, tuan hasan dan istrinya sama-sama tidak suka berdusta.
Baca juga: Kesesuaian Positif (And so is he/and so does he, etc)
sehubungan dengan klausa neither (contoh 1), kecenderungan penggunaan subject (seperti: I, he dan sebagainya) sebelum be, do, dan modal seperti ungkapan …, and neither I will harus dihindari. selanjutnya, dalam klausa not either penggunaan neither seperti ungkapan…, and I won’t neither) I will neither juga harus dihindari.
Examples
Incorrect;
- his wife doesn’t like quarreling over small matters, and he likes either
- if her husband won’t quarrel about anything, either won’t she
- his wife sometimes is not in agreement, and neither he is
- a patient may not do fasting, and may not a traveler either
- she hasn’t finished the assignment yet, and neither I have
Correct:
- his wife doesn’t like quarreling over small matters, and neither does he or his wife doesn’t like quarreling over small matters, and he doesn’t either
- if her husband won’t quarrel about anything, neither will she or if her husband won’t quarrel about anything, she won’t either
- his wife sometimes is not in agreement, and neither is he or his wife sometimes is not in agreement, and he isn’t either
- a patient may not do fasting, and neither may a traveler or a patient may not do fasting, and a traveler may not either
- she hasn’t finished the assignment yet, and neither have I or she hasn’t finished the assignment yet, and I haven’t either
Exercise
Fill in the blanks with negative agreement suitable to the following sentences.
E.g.
- she hasn’t finished the homework yet, and ….I
- she hasn’t finished the homework yet, and neither have I
- I don’t like pizza, and he…..
- I don’t like pizza, and he doesn’t either
- he said, “I don’t like mathematics”. she said, “……..I”.
- she said, “I don’t like chinese language,” he said, “I…..,……”
- Mr. sharif can’t speak japanese, and …..his wife
- she doesn’t speak Dutch, and her husband……….
- helen didn’t go to indonesia, and ……Mary
- stephanie won’t go to Bali this summer, and ……….her father, Mr. steven
- my roomate has not made his bed, and I…………I
- my classmate isn’t interested in statistics, and ………..I
- I am not fond of eating hot dog, and my roomate………….
- I didn’t get up late this morning, and my roomate…………
Sumber: Muhibbin Syah. Cara Mudah Menerapkan English Grammar Kaidah & Latihan untuk Rujukan Belajar Sendiri. 2006. PT Raja Grafindo Persada, Jakarta
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