Question

心急如焚！！！英语达人请进，恳请帮忙详细解释一道语法填空题的答案，谢谢！！！

接上：Those nine contestants, along (with) one "wild card "chosen by judges ,continue on to the next stage of the of the competition ,which takes place over several weeks.
该题出自一篇高考语法填空，括号内为所填答案，跪求英语高手帮忙详细解释一下为什么该空格要填“with”？谢谢！！！

Answer 1

1.该复合句的主语是Those nine contestants
2.along (with) one "wild card "chosen by judges 是一个伴随状语从句。
3.伴随状语从句是对主语的修饰。
4.along (with)是伴随状语从句的固定搭配。

Answer 2

A + along with + B = A + with/ together with/ as well as + B
是介词短语，表示两种情形：
1、带有；具有；持有……
2、以及/和 = and...

Answer 3

因为along with是个固定介词短语，表示跟某人在一起

Answer 4

固定搭配
along (with) one "wild card "chosen by judges 作伴随状语