Along with means together with, in addition to. It adds one more thing or person to the main one: Please send the form along with a copy of your passport. It sounds neutral and works in both letters and essays.
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noun + along with + noun; Along with + noun, + clause; subject, along with + noun, + singular verb
- Please bring your passport along with a printed copy of your booking.
- Along with English, our new colleague speaks fluent Portuguese.
- Rising rents, along with low salaries, push many young people out of big cities.
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First versionMy manager, along with two colleagues, are flying to Berlin on Monday.
RevisionMy manager, along with two colleagues, is flying to Berlin on Monday.
Three people are flying, so a plural verb seems logical. But in English the verb agrees only with the first noun, my manager, and the along with part is an extra between commas. So are was replaced with is. For a plural, link them with and: My manager and two colleagues are flying.
Get along with is a completely different phrase: to have a good relationship with someone. I get along with my flatmates means we're on good terms. Compare: I went to the party along with my flatmates, meaning together with them.
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I emailed the signed contract ___ a short cover letter.
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along with — A second item needs adding to the contract: “together with a cover letter”. That's along with. As well, without a second as, goes at the end of a clause and can't attach a noun after it; for that you need as well as.
Write to a colleague about what you'll bring to a meeting. Name the main document or item and add one more with along with.
I'll bring the printed agenda to the meeting, along with copies of last month's sales figures.
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