Simple Present Tense: Additions with and…, too / and… not, either.

 Additions with and…, too / and… not, either

• Use an addition to avoid repeating the same information in the second part of the sentences.
• Use too for affirmative sentences.
• Use not, either for negative sentences.
• Along with either, a similar word, neither is used in negative states.
• Use a comma (,) before too and either.

Here are some examples with and..., too

• A bear can run very fast and a tiger runs very fast, too.
• I love swimming and my son loves it, too.
• My cousin loves to hear stories and I do, too.
• My uncle is a wonderful storyteller and my aunt is, too.
• He tells scary stories and she does, too.

Here are some examples with and..., not, either.

• She doesn't like to lose games, and her partner doesn't like it either.
• I'm not a child and my cousin isn't, either.
• He doesn't watch much television and I don't, either.
• Tom doesn't go to college and her sister doesn't, either
• I don't have a desk and my classmates don't, either.

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