Also and too both mean as well, in addition; the difference is where they go. Too usually comes at the end of a sentence, also in the middle, before the main verb or after am, is, are. Too is more common in speech, also in writing.
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subject + also + verb (She also works…); am/is/are/can + also (It's also cheap); … + too at the end (I'm coming too); Me too (short reply)
- Maria teaches English, and she also works as a translator.
- Are you going to the concert tonight? Can I come too?
- The hotel was cheap, and it was also close to the beach.
What changed
First version— I'm starving. — Me also! Let's order a pizza.
Revision— I'm starving. — Me too! Let's order a pizza.
Me also may look like a natural short reply, but after me native speakers only use too: Me too. A full answer would be I'm starving too or So am I.
In negative sentences, neither also nor too is normally used; you need either: I don't eat meat. — I don't either. I don't eat meat too is a common mistake, and native speakers don't say it. The short answer in this case is Me neither.
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On our last day in Prague we visited the castle and ___ went on a boat trip.
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also — The gap is in the middle, before the verb went, and that's the place for also. Too doesn't go in this position; it belongs at the end: we went on a boat trip too.
Write about a friend or colleague: what they do and what else they can do. Use also in the middle of one sentence and too at the end of another.
My colleague Oleg is a programmer, and he also plays the drums in a band. He speaks Spanish too.
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