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GainRain Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Set The TextBook

"The instructor set the reading list for the course."
"The instructor set the textbook for the course."

The first sentence is standard English. Could the second one be as well?
  

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Yes, but I think 'assigned' is the more usual verb in both cases.

  • Yes, but I think 'assigned' is the more usual verb in both cases.
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Yes, but I think 'assigned' is the more usual verb in both cases.
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GainRain"The instructor set the reading list for the course."
Hi GainRain,
I wouldn't call it standard English. We can use the verb "set" for quite a few everyday event.
We set thermostat in our house at 68 degrees during the winter.
I taught all my children the proper way to s

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