The coordinating conjunction 连同
A coordinating conjunction (联合连接词) is a conjunction that connects words, phrases, and clauses that are coordinate, or equal to each other.
The conjunction 连同 
is used to connect two objects or phenomena that are of the same type or have a similar meaning.
is used to connect two objects or phenomena that are of the same type or have a similar meaning. Pay attention
连同 can connect nouns, pronouns and noun phrases.
Examples
这个包连同上次买的包一共花了500块
This bag, together with the bag I bought last time, cost a total of 500 yuan
zhè gè bāo liántóng shàng cì mǎi de bāo yígòng huā le wǔbǎi kuài
把信连同报纸一起带去
Take letters and newspapers
bǎ xìn liántóng bàozhǐ yìqǐ dàiqù
我们的行星地球，连同其他行星，围绕我们的太阳旋转
Our planet, along with other planets, revolves around the Sun
wǒmen de xíngxīng dìqiú, liántóng qítā xíngxīng, wéirào wǒmen de tàiyáng xuánzhuǎn
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