Hi. Please tell me whether it says one setting or two settings. Please see the underlined part. Thank you in advance for your help.
It began with an analysis of the social and historical setting of the book.
That's fine. The writer clearly sees that as one setting.
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Does this represent one or two settings? I think it represents two settings, specifically the social setting and the historical setting. Then you have a different opinion than the writer, assuming he or she did not simply forget the 's' . I don't really see much difference, anyway.
If it indicates two settings, can I write the pertinent part like these to mea