1. I don't like pears, either.
2. I like pears, too.
3. I also like pears.
4. I like pears as well.
5. I also don't like pears.
6. I don't also like pears.
7. I don't like pears as well.
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Are they all grammatical? Can we use 'also' or 'as well' in a negative sentence?
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The comma is not usually used any more in 1 & 2. It used to be, but things change (grammar, language in general). #6 really doesn't make sense; "also" is misplaced. Better to write, "I also don't like pears" (also could mean that there are other fruits you don't like too, or that you agree with someone else that you both dislike pears).
Well, I still teach that the comma (as in 1 and 2) is still needed! But Reed is right that English is a living language and changes are always occurring, usually slowly.
1. OK
2. not OK
3. OK
4. OK
5. OK
6. not OK -- word order is the problem; #5 is the correct word order.
7. OK, but seems awkward
1. OK
2. not OK
3. OK
4. OK
5. OK
6. not OK -- word order is the problem; #5 is the correct word order.
7. OK, but seems awkward
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