phrase · neutral
to add to that
/tə æd tə ðæt/to·ADD·to·that
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used to introduce an additional point or piece of information; similar to 'moreover' but slightly more conversational.
Examples
“To add to that, the survey found a rising demand among young people.”
“The museum is popular; to add to that, admission is free on Sundays.”
“He missed the meeting; to add to that, he didn't call to explain.”
Band 8 sentence
“The programme reduced waste; to add to that, it created local jobs in recycling.”
Collocations
- To add to that, + clause (comma often follows)
Common mistakes
Add to that, he was late.→To add to that, he was late.
Say it for a higher band
5and→6also→7+to add to that
Synonyms
another point is that
Easily confused
add that
“She wanted to add that the results were preliminary.”
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