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Core relationship
Add a person, thing, or consideration to one already mentioned.
Example
In addition to pollen, the sediment contained traces of charcoal.
in addition to
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Add a person, thing, or consideration to one already mentioned.
Use in addition to to express this relationship precisely: add a person, thing, or consideration to one already mentioned.
What in addition to Really Means
The word becomes easier to use when its closely related senses are separated and compared.
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Noun-phrase frame
Use this expression in its normal grammatical frame so the relationship between the surrounding ideas remains explicit.
Example
The programme measures attendance in addition to examination results.
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Analytical use
It tells the reader how to interpret the timing, scope, evidence, contrast, condition, or consequence in the statement.
Example
Researchers interviewed teachers in addition to surveying students.
Use in addition to Naturally
Notice how the surrounding noun or clause reveals the exact shade of meaning.
In addition to pollen, the sediment contained traces of charcoal.
The programme measures attendance in addition to examination results.
Researchers interviewed teachers in addition to surveying students.
Precision Matters
In addition to overlaps with several common words, but each carries a different emphasis.
in addition to
vs.Means add a person, thing, or consideration to one already mentioned.
furthermore
Means add another point that supports or extends what has just been stated.
in addition to
vs.Means add a person, thing, or consideration to one already mentioned.
additionally
Means also; as a further, separate point.
in addition to
vs.Means add a person, thing, or consideration to one already mentioned.
in conjunction with
Means together with another factor, method, or action as part of a combined process.
in addition to
vs.Means add a person, thing, or consideration to one already mentioned.
contribute to
Means help cause, support, or advance an outcome without necessarily being its sole cause.
Test in addition to in Context
The team performed those measurements as extra parts of the study.
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___ measuring rainfall, the team recorded soil moisture and wind speed.