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[learner1]

Hello,

'He hurt his arm, as well as breaking his leg.'

Could we use 'together with' instead of 'as well as' here? e.g.

'He hurt his arm, together with breaking his leg.'

Thank you very much.

[CP]

Well, it wouldn't be ungrammatical, but it lacks parallelism. You might change it to:

He hurt his arm and broke his leg.

He was injured in the crash, hurting his arm as well as breaking his leg.
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[learner1]

Hello CP,

Thank you very much for your advice. However, I would like to know if 'together with' or 'along with' are appropriate here. Could I use them this way as in:

1.'He hurt his arm, together with breaking his leg.'

2.'He hurt his arm, along with breaking his leg.'

Thank you very much.

[CP]

Yes, both sentences are fine.
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[learner1]

Thank you very much,CP.