meaning of "get"

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haseli22

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Dear native speakers,

What could be the meaning of "get" in the following sentence?

"Computers help teachers in their teaching lessons and getting students' grades.

I couldn't find a suitable meaning for it in Longman dictionary.

Thanks.
 

engee30

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I'm not a native speaker. Nor do I find that sentence natural. But I reckon the getting could convey the idea of marking students' papers and providing teachers with their results by the computer.
 

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Dear native speakers,

What could be the meaning of "get" in the following sentence?

"Computers help teachers in their teaching lessons and getting students' grades.

I couldn't find a suitable meaning for it in Longman dictionary.

Thanks.

The sentence doesn't make sense. Where did you find it?
 

haseli22

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Thanks for your reply. As I said it was in a simplifies text. The person who had simplified it was not proficient in English and I think this is the reason why this sentence has no sense.
 

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Dear native speakers,

What could be the meaning of "get" in the following sentence?

"Computers help teachers in their teaching lessons and getting students' grades.

I couldn't find a suitable meaning for it in Longman dictionary.

Thanks.

If the students' grades were stored on the computer, this use of "getting" probably means "retrieving".
 
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