Addition to Remarks (Rejoinders)-What is a rejoinder.pdf

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Addition to Remarks (rejoinders).
Introduction:

Addition to Remarks (rejoinders) is quite clear from the meaning, it means to add your idea (agreement or disagreement) to someone else remarks. We call it rejoinders (in addition to Remarks) too. It is like tag questions. But, it has gotten a slight ...


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AdditiontoRemarks(Rejoinders)-Whatisa
rejoinder?
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​AdditiontoRemarks(rejoinders).
​Specialnoteaboutadditionstoremarks:
​Apositiveadditiontopositiveremarks.
​PositiveAdditiontonegativeremarks.
​Negativeadditiontopositiveremarks.
​Negativeadditiontonegativeremarks.
​Agreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatements.Additiontoremark
examples(rejoindersexercises).
AdditiontoRemarks(rejoinders).

Introduction:
AdditiontoRemarks(rejoinders)isquiteclearfromthemeaning,itmeanstoaddyouridea
(agreementordisagreement)tosomeoneelseremarks.Wecallitrejoinders(inadditionto
Remarks)too.Itisliketagquestions.But,ithasgottenaslightdifferencefromtag
questions.Weusesomespecificphrasestoagreeordisagree.AdditiontoRemarkshasa
specificrulewhileweagreeordisagreewithanyone’sremarks.Wewillstudythisindetailin
thisarticleinadditiontoremarks.
Positiveadditiontopositiveremarks&negativeadditiontopositiveremarks.
●So/neither
Remarks(affirmative)Agreement(positive)Negative(disagreement)
Iamastudent. SoamI. Iamnot.
Weareunited. Soweare. Wearenot.
Shecouldwinthegame.SocouldI. Hecouldnot.
Theyplayedfootball. Sodidshe. Wedidnot.
Hehaddriventhecarwell.Sohadthey. Theyhadnot.

Johnhasdonehisduty. SohaveI. Shehasnot.
●Neither.
Remarks(negative) Agreement Disagreement
Hecannotspeak. NeithercanI. Ican.
Shedoesnotfight. NeitherdoI. Ido.
Itwillnotbreaktheglass. Neitherwillhe. Shewill.
Theyhavenotdefeatedthem.Neitherhavewe. Shehas.
Wedidnotwin. Neitherdidthem. Hedid.
Specialnoteaboutadditionstoremarks:
Sometimesstudentsgetconfusedabouttheadditiontoremarks.Iftheremarkshaveany
helpingverb(auxiliaryverb)thenitistooeasytoaddyouridea.Butifthereisn’tanyhelping
verbbutonlythemainverbthenitwouldbeconfusing.Forinstance:

●Iwillbringthepaper.SowillI.
Inthissentence,weusetheformulaso+helpingverbfromthefirstremarks,butifthe
sentencedoesn’thaveanyhelpingverbthenitwouldbeconfusing.
Like:
●Iplugtheflowerforher.Soplughim.Wrong.
Insuchsentences,weusethehelpingverbofthesamesentence.Like.
Whatisthepresentindefinitetense?whatissimplepasttense?
Iplugtheflowerforher.Itisinthesimplepresenttense.Soweusetheauxiliaryverbofthe
sametensewhichare“does”and“do”.
Remarks Agreement Disagreement
Iplugtheflower. SodoI. But,itdoesnot.
Shepluggedtheflower. SodidI. But,Ididnot.
Theydrovethecar. Sodidhe. But,shedidn’t.
Wegotoschooleveryday.Sodowe. But,theydonot.
Moreexamples:

Apositiveadditiontopositiveremarks.
Subject+helpingverb+too/also.
So+helpingverb+subject.
Ex.
PositiveRemarks PositiveAdditionsPositiveAdditions
Iwilldothehomework.Iwilldothattoo/also. SowillI.
Theywillfindtheman Wewilltoo/also. Sowillwe.
Shelostthecoin. Wedidtoo/also. Sodidhe.
Hefoundtheman. Wedidtoo/also Sodidwe.
PositiveAdditiontonegativeremarks.
But+subject+helpingverb.
NegativeRemarks PositiveAdditions

Iwillnotdothehomework. ButIwill
Hedoesnotfeelgood. ButIdo.
Sheneverrespectsme. Buttheydo.
Theyhadnoteaten. Butwehad.
Wecouldnotmanage. Butshecould.
Negativeadditiontopositiveremarks.
But+subject+helpingverb.
PositiveRemarks NegativeAdditions
Iwilldothepaperwork. ButIwillnot
Shecansingasong. Buthecannot.

Theyfoundthesolution. Butwedidn’t.
Johnhasmanyfriends. ButKimdoesnot.
Youwerenotfit. Butshewas.
Negativeadditiontonegativeremarks.
Neither/nor+helpingverb+subject
NegativeRemarks NegativeAdditions
Hehasnotbroughttheplate.Neitherhasher.Norhasshe.
Theydidnotallowus. Neitherdidwe.
Johncouldnotswim. Neithercouldhe.
Idonotlikehim. Neitherdowe.

Kamranhasnotwashedthecoat. Neitherhasher.
RelatedGrammars:Activeandpassivevoice,directandindirectspeech,directand
indirectquestions
Agreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatements.Additionto
remarkexamples(rejoindersexercises).
1.Ican’tplaythegame.
2.Shedoesherhomework
3.Youaresolazy.
4.Sheiscookingherfavoritedish.
5.Ali&Rezawanttofight.
6.Hedidn’tknowEnglish.
7.TheyhavenotgonetoKarachi.
8.Wecandefeatthem.
9.Theywantedsomeapples.
10.HeisgoingtogotoBazar.
simplepresenttense,adjective
20+examplesofeitherandneitherwithinthesentence.