*** vocabulary *** $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ (Phrases with SO): > Here are some expressions with the word ‘so’: - So what? = To show something is unimportant - So far so good = To show something is good …until this point - Is that so? = This means ‘is that correct?’ (formal) - And so on…= etcetera (etc.) - So-so = Okay, not good, not bad > We often use ‘so’ to show agreement: - Bob plays golf. I play golf. - Bob plays golf and so do I. > To form these sentences, we use the appropriate auxiliary verb (the verb we would use in question form) - Bob eats rice and so do I. - Bob is happy and so am I. - Bob was there and so was I. - Bob enjoyed it and so did I. - Bob can sing and so can I. - Bob is trying hard and so am I. > To show disagreement, we can say, ‘I don’t think so’. However, it is incorrect to add anything on to the end of the phrase: - Correct: I don’t think so. - Incorrect: I don’t think so the letter will come today. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Posted on: Thu, 07 Nov 2013 10:07:23 +0000