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Tung Quoc Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Content

Please read:

The internet began on the ethos of free content. (1)
The content of the test is a secret. (2)

What is the meaning of content in (1) and (2)?

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The words, the information, what it is made of. " If you say "The content of the test" you are referring to the subject matter the test will be asking about.

— BarbaraPA

  • The words, the information, what it is made of.
  • " If you say "The content of the test" you are referring to the subject matter the test will be asking about.
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The words, the information, what it is made of.

If you say "The presentation is nice, but the content is weak" it means "It looks pretty, but it doesn't say much."

If you say "The content of the test" you are referring to the subject matter the test will be asking about.
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Thanks,

But do you think in these 2 given examples, I have to write contents?

Quoc
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No, content, singular.

You have the contents of a box, when you have physical items. But content is singular when it refers to information.
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You wrote:

The subject matter the test will be asking about.

What does subject matter mean?

Quoc
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The type of information the test is asking about.

If you take a class in biology, the subject matter is biology. The first month, the subject may be cells, the second month the subject may be plants, etc.
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