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🌍 B1 Grammar • 12-Minute Lesson

Moving Abroad: Question Tags & Agreeing with So / Neither

Learn how to check facts with question tags and how to agree with so and neither.

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How to use this lesson

👩‍🏫 For the teacher

Give students 12 minutes to read the rules and complete all interactive tasks.

Check their answers automatically using the built-in grading feedback and explanations.

🧑‍🎓 For the learner

Study the four grammar rule rows and their examples carefully before writing anything.

Work through the 12 practice exercises below in order from easiest to hardest.

Unit Vocabulary in this lesson

homesick foreigner newcomer landlord manners homeland adapt isolated curious welcoming

Grammar Rules Matrix

Review how question tags and short agreement replies work in natural English.

Rule 1

Positive and Negative Tags

A positive statement takes a negative tag, and a negative statement takes a positive tag. The tag is made with the same auxiliary verb as the statement. Never combine two positive verbs when checking a fact. If the sentence uses a plural subject, keep the pronoun plural too.

Example 1: "The flat is near the station, isn't it?"

Example 2: "You aren't a foreigner, are you?"

Rule 2

No Auxiliary Verb & "I am" Exception

When the statement has no auxiliary verb, make the tag with do, does, or did. After I am, use the irregular negative tag aren't I. The tag always ends in a pronoun such as he or they, never a person's real name.

Example 1: "I'm the newest person in the class, aren't I?"

Example 2: "The landlord lives here, doesn't he?"

Rule 3

Agreeing with So and Neither

To agree with a positive statement, use so + auxiliary verb + subject. To agree with a negative statement, use neither + auxiliary verb + subject. Do not start with so when the other person shared a negative feeling. Plural pronouns still require plural auxiliary forms.

Example 1: "We miss our families. So do they."

Example 2: "I don't feel isolated. Neither do I."

Rule 4

Tense Matching & No Double Negatives

The auxiliary verb in your reply must match the tense of the first sentence. The word neither already makes the sentence negative, so never add not or n't after it. Avoid mixing present forms with past stories.

Example 1: "She hasn't made friends yet. Neither have I."

Example 2: "I adapted to the homeland quickly. So did I."

Practice Zone (12 Items)

Solve each item below. Read the single-word clue in brackets for guidance.

Item 1 • Choose the sentence (negative)

Choose the correct sentence to check information about the welcoming landlord:

____ The welcoming landlord was helpful wasn't he? ____ The welcoming landlord was helpful didn't he? ____ The welcoming landlord was helpful was he? ____ The welcoming landlord was helpful isn't he?

Item 2 • Choose the sentence (pronoun)

Choose the correct sentence showing a newcomer asking about manners:

____ I am curious about local manners aren't I? ____ I am curious about local manners am not I? ____ I am curious about local manners amn't I? ____ I am curious about local manners aren't me?

Item 3 • Choose the sentence (negative)

Speaker A says: "A newcomer cannot adapt overnight."

Choose the correct agreeing reply:

____ Neither can my friend ____ Neither can't my friend ____ So can't my friend ____ Neither doesn't my friend

Item 4 • Rewrite the sentence (modal)

Rewrite this sentence as a reply that agrees, with so or neither:

"I can adapt to this new culture easily."

____ (Your reply...)

Item 5 • Rewrite the sentence (past)

Rewrite this sentence as a reply that agrees, with so or neither:

"We didn't feel homesick during our first month."

____ (Your reply...)

Item 6 • Rewrite the sentence (perfect)

Rewrite this sentence as a reply that agrees, with so or neither:

"My roommate hasn't visited our homeland this year."

____ (Your reply...)

Item 7 • Fill gaps (plural)

Type the missing question tag to complete the question:

Many newcomers miss their homeland, ____ (tag) ?

Item 8 • Fill gaps (positive)

Type the missing question tag to complete the question:

You won't feel isolated in this welcoming neighborhood, ____ (tag) ?

Item 9 • Fill gaps (present)

Type the missing word to complete the agreement reply:

"Our neighbors are curious about our traditions."

— ____ (word) are we.

Item 10 • Correct the error (pronoun)

Find and correct the question tag error in this message to a friend:

"Hi David! Mr. Davies loves good manners, doesn't Mr. Davies?"

Correct tag: ____ (e.g. doesn't he)

Item 11 • Correct the error (tense)

Correct the tense error in the reply of this short chat:

A: "I bought a thick winter jacket yesterday."

B: "So do I."

Correct reply: ____ (e.g. So did I)

Item 12 • Correct the error (positive)

Find and correct the tag error in this message about culture shock:

"Hi Sam! Foreigners don't know all the local manners, don't they?"

Correct tag: ____ (e.g. do they)

Grammar: Moving Abroad and Culture Shock

Moving Abroad: Question Tags & Agreeing with So / Neither

How to use this lesson

Grammar Rules Matrix

Positive and Negative Tags

No Auxiliary Verb & "I am" Exception

Agreeing with So and Neither

Tense Matching & No Double Negatives

Practice Zone (12 Items)

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