Together can describe people acting with each other or things brought into one group.

The idea

Use together after a verb or object: study together; put the chairs together. It tells how people or things are connected.

Examples

  • We study together on Tuesdays.
  • They walked home together.
  • Let us put the chairs together.
  • The children are playing together.
  • Can we work together on this?
  • We ate dinner together last night.

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Watch out

Together means with each other or in one group; alone means without other people.

Try it yourself

  1. The people study with each other. Choose the adverb. We study with each other; we study ___. (together / alone)

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    together

    Together says the people study with each other.

  2. The chairs should form one group. Choose the adverb. Put the chairs in one group; put them ___. (together / apart)

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    together

    Together groups the chairs in one place.

  3. The person goes without anyone else. Choose the adverb. She goes without anyone else; she goes ___. (alone / together)

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    alone

    Alone says the person goes without anyone else.

Use it today

Describe an activity you do together with someone and something you put together.