Advanced So / Neither / Nor Substitution Exercises
B2 Level
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Negative adverbs are especially important. Words such as never, rarely, seldom, hardly, scarcely, and barely make the statement negative for this exercise, so the response needs neither or nor: "I rarely eat fast food" - "Nor does my wife." Nor is common in formal English, while neither is more common in speech. Keep the inverted order after both words: helper verb before subject, not normal statement order. This final route rewards careful reading of the whole verb phrase before choosing. Read the first clause carefully before responding.
Quick Rule
So + first matching helper verb + subject for positive clauses; Neither/Nor + first matching helper verb + subject for negative clauses and negative adverbs
- 1.She has been working late, and so has her assistant.
- 2.I would not have accepted the offer, and neither would Daniel.
- 3.We will be attending the conference, and so will the finance team.
- 4.I rarely watch television, and nor does my flatmate.
- 5.They had already left, and so had the organiser.
All 20 questions
Complete each response by typing the correct word from the three options shown in parentheses.
"I have never been skiing." "_____ have I." (So / Neither / Nor)
"She had already left when I arrived." "So _____ her colleague." (did / had / has)
"I rarely eat fast food." "Nor _____ my wife." (is / does / do)
"We will be attending the conference." "So _____ the marketing team." (does / is / will)
"He can hardly hear anything." "Neither _____ I." (do / can / am)
"I ought to apologise." "So _____ you." (do / should / ought)
"She has been working here for ten years." "So _____ he." (did / is / has)
"They had never experienced such cold weather." "_____ had we." (So / Neither / Also)
"I would have gone if I had known." "So _____ she." (will / had / would)
"I seldom watch television." "_____ does my flatmate." (So / Neither / Nor)
"We might go to the mountains this weekend." "So _____ our neighbours." (will / might / do)
"She needn't worry about the exam." "Neither _____ you." (do / need / should)
"I was being interviewed at that time." "So _____ my colleague." (did / had / was)
"They scarcely noticed the change." "Nor _____ we." (had / did / were)
"He used to live in Paris." "So _____ his ex-wife." (did / used / was)
"I wouldn't have agreed to that." "_____ would I." (So / Neither / Nor)
"We have been waiting for over an hour." "So _____ they." (did / are / have)
"She could barely contain her excitement." "Neither _____ her friends." (did / could / were)
"I shall be there by noon." "So _____ we." (will / do / shall)
"He had been studying for three hours when I called." "So _____ his roommate." (was / did / had)
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