Why doesn't this seem right to me?

No, "alongside" means that the CEO attended alongside the Mayor.

I would not capitalise "the" in "the Mayor".

Thanks. Is the sentence ambiguous in that case?

Thanks. I am reading it another way. "together with the mayor, we were pleased" - we and the mayor were pleased.

Rayman55Is the sentence ambiguous in that case?

No, but if it worries you, simply recast:

We welcomed the Mayor to our new premises to officially open our factory doors. We were also pleased to be joined by the CEO of a finance company.

Thank you. Yes, I did think I could recast it. Would it be correct to say "We were also pleased" though? I'm not trying to challenge you at all, by the way. I'm just trying to understand. I think "We were also pleased" implies that we were also pleased that the Mayor joined us, but we haven't already mentioned being pleased that the Mayor joined us. So now, I'm wondering if it would it be better t

Or even "We were pleased to be also joined by the CEO of a finance company."

Rayman55 Would it be correct to say "We were also pleased" though?

Yes.

Rayman55 I think "We were also pleased" implies that we were also pleased that the Mayor joined us, but we haven't already mentioned being pleased that the Mayor joined us.

No, it doesn't.

Rayman55So now, I'm wondering if it would

Ok - thanks.

Back to the original sentence: "Alongside The Mayor, we were pleased to be joined by the CEO of a finance company."

Is "Alongside the Mayor" called a prepositional phrase?

Rayman55Is "Alongside the Mayor" called a prepositional phrase?

Yes.

Thank you. What is the prepositional phrase modifying?