Not "I'm not ready. So am I." — say "I'm not ready. Neither am I.". 第一句是否定的,所以要用 Neither 附和,不是 So。
试一试: I can't swim. 附和这句话。(省略不需要的词。) 答案: Neither can I. — 这是否定句,所以用 Neither + can + I 附和:Neither can I. 不需要再加 "not" 或 "can't",因为 Neither 本身就是否定的意思。
助动词要用相同的
直接从原句里取助动词:am → am,can → can,have → have,was → was,were → were。如果原句没有助动词,就借一个:现在时用 do(I like → So do I),过去时用 did(I went → So did I)。
I am ready. → So am I.
I have been to Senfarren. → So have I.
I can cook. → So can I.
I was tired. → So was I. · We were late. → So were we.
No helping word? I like pizza. → So do I. · I went home. → So did I.
试一试: I went to the market on Saturday. 附和这句话。(省略不需要的词。) 答案: So did I. — "Went" 没有助动词,而且是过去时,所以助动词用 did:So did I。不要重复主要动词(不能说 "So went I"),而 have 是用于 have/has 那种句型的(So have I)。
试一试: I have been to Senfarren. 附和这句话。(省略不需要的词。) 答案: So have I. — 原句用了 have,所以回答也要用 have:So have I. 助动词要对应,这里不能用 "do"。
试一试: I'm not hungry. 附和这句话。(省略不需要的词。) 答案: Neither am I. — 这是否定的(not hungry),所以用 Neither 附和。原句用了 am,就要对应上:Neither am I. "So" 是用于肯定句的,而且 "do" 也对应不上 am。