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Vocabulary
in that set
If you just want to say that the person or thing is "in that set", you use an indefinite determiner with the common noun. <I met a girl who was a student there / Have you got any comment to make about that? ? Collins COBUILD English Grammar>
?I interpreted the above descriptions except for "in that set." What does that mean?
?I interpreted the above descriptions except for "in that set." What does that mean?
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"set" means a group of things. "in that set" means "in the group of things being considered". In the first sentence "that set" presumably refers to the set of all the students at the school.
- "set" means a group of things.
- "in that set" means "in the group of things being considered".
- In the first sentence "that set" presumably refers to the set of all the students at the school.
- I don't really understand the applicability of "in that set" to the second sentence.
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"set" means a group of things. "in that set" means "in the group of things being considered". In the first sentence "that set" presumably refers to the set of all the students at the school. I don't really understand the applicability of "in that set" to the second sentence.
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