Meaning & use
of that same kind
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Meaning
phrasefixed phrase
Belonging to the same group or category as something already mentioned.
Grammar: Comes after a noun: 'problems of that same kind'. Not used before a noun.
Patterns
- noun + of that same kind
She collects vintage posters, and this one is of that same kind.
The committee ignored complaints of that same kind for years.
He only reads detective novels, and this new book is of that same kind.
Common combinations
- problems of that same kind
- We have faced problems of that same kind before.
- people of that same kind
- She prefers to work with people of that same kind.
- issues of that same kind
- The report lists issues of that same kind.
Synonyms and how they differ
- similar
- Similar means 'almost the same' but does not require the same category; 'of that same kind' is stronger and more specific.
- of the same type
- This is nearly identical in meaning, but 'type' often suggests a more formal or technical classification.
Commonly confused: of that same kind or of the same kind?
of that same kind vs of the same kind
Without 'that', the phrase is more general; 'of that same kind' points back to a specific kind already mentioned.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'of that same kind' correctly?
Choose one answer.
The phrase follows a noun ('errors') and describes its category. Option An is wrong because the phrase cannot come before a noun; C and D use it without a preceding noun that it describes.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “of that same kind”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.