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martai:

The case contained several thousand dollars. Which sentence uses the word case as it is used in the box above? A. The officer put it in a glass case for protection. B. The judge was still trying to decide on the outcome of the case. C. The attorney said it was the most interesting case she's ever had.

Vocaloid:

In the original sentence, the word case is being used as a physical object that can contain other objects (like cash). between sentences A,B, and C, which one do you think is using the word case in the same way?

Vocaloid:

notice how sentences B and C are both talking about cases in the legal sense (a dispute between two parties) only sentence A uses case in the physical sense (an object that can contain other objects). in sentence A, there is a case that contains some object.

martai:

so its a ??

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