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Linear Sobolev-type equations \[ L \dot{u} = M u \tag{1} \] are considered in a given Banach space \(U\). If the operator \(L\) is invertible then equation (1) is reduced to the equation \[ \dot{u} = S u. \] Under the conventional assumptions (the celebrated Hille-Yosida theorem), there exists a unique solution \(u(t) = V^t u_0\) to the Cauchy problem for this equation, where \(V^t\) is a strongly continuous semigroup whose generator is the operator \(S\). In the article, the author presents an analog to this theorem for the case in which the operator \(L\) is not invertible. Moreover, the article includes a description of the phase spaces for equation (1). By a phase space the author means a set \(P \subset U\) such that, for all \(u_0\) lying in a dense subset of \(P\), the Cauchy problem for (1) is uniquely solvable and the elements \(u(t)\), \(t \geq 0\), are contained in \(P\) for every solution \(u\). For the entire collection see [Zbl 0869.00011].