Learn English – What’s the meaning of “get place”

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I'm trying to understand the meaning of the following sentence, belonging to Grammar for Pet book (unit 19):

Your sisters may succeed in getting places at university

These sisters haven't attended yet a university, so did he say that they would have some job opportunities in the academic field (in a future), or they would have a brilliant experience in their studies (such as taking exams)?

Best Answer

To get a place at university means that a university is willing to accept you as an undergraduate student. As you have more than one sister, they may get places- plural.

Note that the first word should probably be your, a possessive adjective which describes sisters, rather than yours, a possessive pronoun which would replace sisters:

Your sisters may succeed in getting places at university - possessive adjective
Yours may succeed in getting places at university - possessive pronoun

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