Is an interrogative sentence like “So did you?” or “So is she?”, possible?

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A: Mike came here yesterday.B: Possible responses: (1) Did you, too? (2) So did you?Instead of saying, "Did you come here yesterday, too?", can you say, (1) "Did you, too?" and (2) "So did you?"?Are (1) and (2) both OK? If (2) is not OK, could you tell me why?How about this situation?: Jane has two daughters, Grace and Emily. When Jane shows you a photo of Grace and you, knowing that she has two daughters, say, (3)"Grace is beautiful.", can you add to it, "So is she (Emily)?", meaning, (4)"Is Emily beautiful, too?"

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Is an interrogative sentence like “So did you?” or “So is she?”, possible? Yes

A: Mike came here yesterday.
B: Possible responses: (1) Did you, too? (2) So did you?

Instead of saying, "Did you come here yesterday, too?", can you say, (1) "Did you, too?" and (2) "So did you?"? Yes

Are (1) and (2) both OK? Yes If (2) is not OK, could you tell me why?

But note this.

Using 'so' like this implies that the speaker thinks you had some reason to come.

Jim;: My mother asked me to come.

Tom: So did you?

How about this situation?: Jane has two daughters, Grace and Emily. When Jane shows you a photo of Grace and you, knowing that she has two daughters, say, (3)"Grace is beautiful.", can you add to it, "So is she (Emily)?", meaning, (4)"Is Emily beautiful, too?" Yes, if you think that Grace's beauty makes it likely that Emily also is beautiful.

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