How do you use "group in" in a sentence? Is "group in" considered as one of those phrasal verbs?

Question

I got an assignment in which I had to fill the blanks with the appropriate phrases. It was a multiple-choice question. One of the questions was "Many people don't ... their culture." I know "Group in" was not the answer, the answer was "identify as". But now that question got me thinking what kind of sentence can be filled with "group in".

Answer 1

Hello Ainun,

"Group in" is grammatically incorrect no matter what literary context one uses it in.

Instead, use the phrase "group together". Ex: "The monkeys were grouped together in the zoo cage." "Make sure you group the students together for the field trip."

Since the verb "to group" means to gather or put together, or combine, "group together" is the correct phrase to use/write in English writing and grammar accordingly.

I hope this helps! :)