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 — {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 — 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
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