phrasal verb · neutral
carry along
UK/ˈkæri əˈlɒŋ/US/ˈkæri əˈlɔːŋ/CAR·ry A·LONG
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to bring something with you; to engage or involve someone or an audience
Examples
“Don't forget to carry along your ID when you go to the exam.”
“The speaker's humour carried the audience along, so everyone stayed engaged.”
“She carried along a small notebook to record ideas.”
Band 8 sentence
“He carried along a portfolio of his best work to the interview, which impressed the panel.”
Collocations
- carry along a notebook
- carry along the audience
Word family
carried along verb (past)carrying along verb / gerund
Common mistakes
take along only→carry along / bring along / take along (all possible)
Say it for a higher band
5take along→6bring along→7+carry along
Synonyms
bring along
engage
Easily confused
bring along
“She brought along her camera to the trip.”
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