prepositional phrase / linker · neutral
along with
UK/əˈlɒŋ wɪð/US/əˈlɔːŋ wɪð/a·LONG with
used to say that someone or something is together with someone or something else, or that two things happen together
Examples
“Along with her studies, she works part-time in a café.”
“The policy, along with stricter inspections, reduced accidents.”
“He submitted the report along with several appendices.”
Band 8 sentence
“Along with the new recycling scheme, the council launched an awareness campaign targeting households.”
Collocations
- along with + noun / pronoun
- along with + noun phrase acts like 'and'
Word family
Common mistakes
along my friends→along with my friends
alongside with→alongside / along with
Say it for a higher band
5with→6together with→7+along with
Synonyms
together with
in conjunction with
Easily confused
together with
“She, together with her colleagues, helped to organise the event.”
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