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'And' / 'As well as'
In English 'and' may be used to link practically any two components of a sentence which share theme, quality or purpose. Generally speaking, they will have the same 'positive' or 'negative' aspect grammatically and will develop a single concept or core idea.

'As well as' is normally employed to designate a slightly secondary addition to a list. It is, in fact, often a further detail, developing an already explained element and embellishing it. Sometimes it is used to indicate that the first part has already been discussed in detail, or is a foregone conclusion of some kind.

Grammatically speaking, 'as well as' is followed by a non-main clause, which is to say an infinitive or -ing structure rather than an SVO form.