together with, along with
- together with, along with
With in both expressions is a preposition, not a conjunction, and therefore does not govern the verb. This sentence is wrong: "They said the man, a motor mechanic, together with a 22-year-old arrested a day earlier, were being questioned" (Times). Make it "was being questioned."
A separate danger with such expressions is seen here: "Barbara Tuchman, the historian, gave $20,000 to the Democrats, along with her husband, Lester" (New York Times). How Lester felt about being given to the Democrats wasn't recorded.
Dictionary of troublesome word.
Bill Bryson.
2013.
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Together with — Together To*geth er, adv. [OE. togedere, togidere, AS. t[=o]g[ae]dere, t[=o]g[ae]dre, t[=o]gadere; t[=o] to + gador together. [root]29. See {To}, prep., and {Gather}.] 1. In company or association with respect to place or time; as, to live… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
together with — , along with With in both expressions is a preposition, not a conjunction, and therefore does not govern the verb. This sentence is wrong: They said the man, a motor mechanic, together with a 22 year old arrested a day earlier, were being… … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
together with — adverb in conjunction with; combined our salaries put together couldn t pay for the damage we couldn t pay for the damages with all our salaries put together • Syn: ↑jointly, ↑collectively, ↑conjointly • Derived from adjective: ↑conjoint … Useful english dictionary
together with — {prep.} In addition to; in the company of; along with. * /John, together with his brother, has gone to the party./ * /The police found a knife, together with the stolen money, hidden in a hollow tree./ … Dictionary of American idioms
together with — {prep.} In addition to; in the company of; along with. * /John, together with his brother, has gone to the party./ * /The police found a knife, together with the stolen money, hidden in a hollow tree./ … Dictionary of American idioms
together\ with — prep. In addition to; in the company of; along with. John, together with his brother, has gone to the party. The police found a knife, together with the stolen money, hidden in a hollow tree … Словарь американских идиом
together with — Synonyms and related words: added to, along with, amid, amidst, among, amongst, as well as, attended by, coupled with, in addition to, in agreement with, in association with, in company with, in conjunction with, in keeping with, in line with, in … Moby Thesaurus
along with — TOGETHER WITH, accompanying, accompanied by; at the same time as; as well as, in addition to, plus, besides. → along * * * along with 1. In addition to 2. In conjunction with • • • Main Entry: ↑along * * * along with … Useful english dictionary
Together — To*geth er, adv. [OE. togedere, togidere, AS. t[=o]g[ae]dere, t[=o]g[ae]dre, t[=o]gadere; t[=o] to + gador together. [root]29. See {To}, prep., and {Gather}.] 1. In company or association with respect to place or time; as, to live together in one … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
along — [ə lôŋ′] prep. [ME < OE andlang, along, by the side of < and , over against + lang, in length: see LONG1] 1. on or beside the length of; over or throughout the length of [we hiked along the trail; along the driveway there is a hedge] 2. in… … English World dictionary
