As well means too, also. It goes at the end of a clause, like too: I'll have a coffee as well. It sounds neutral and is especially common in British English.
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clause + as well; Me as well; don't/doesn't + verb … either; might as well + verb
- Lena is coming to the concert, and her brother is coming as well.
- If you're making tea, could you make one for me as well?
- The course covers grammar, and it helps with speaking as well.
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First versionMy sister doesn't eat meat, and she doesn't eat fish as well.
RevisionMy sister doesn't eat meat, and she doesn't eat fish either.
It seems natural to use the same word for “also” in positive and negative sentences. But as well isn't used in negatives, just like too. There you need either: she doesn't eat fish either.
In might as well the meaning is different: there's no better option, so let's just do it. The last bus has gone, so we might as well walk. As well as, with a second as, means “and also, in addition to”, and something follows it: tea as well as coffee.
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I've booked the train tickets, and I've reserved a table for dinner ___.
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as well — The gap is at the very end, with nothing after it, and the meaning is “too”. That's as well. As well as needs something after it, for example as well as a taxi to the station.
Write to a friend about your weekend plans. Name one thing, then add a second with as well at the end of the sentence.
On Saturday I'm helping my parents in the garden, and I'm going to see a film in the evening as well.
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