| Use |
Example |
| ln short answers and other similar
structures using so, neither and nor |
'I’m a plumber.'
'Really? So am I!'
My sister doesn't like getting ready for work, and neither do I/ nor do I. |
| After as, so and such |
The manager was nervous about the director’s visit, as were the rest of the staff.
So late was it that there was no one in the office.
Such a hot day was it that no one wanted to work. |
| In conditional sentences |
Were our staff better trained, we might make a larger profit. (= If our staff were better trained ...)
Had I known about the vacancy, I would have applied. (= If I had known ...) |
