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Daotiensinh Posted 15 years ago
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This is first time i join this Forum.
Could you show me how to distingua the situation of these words: contain, content, include and insist (of) ?
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Welcome to the forums. Here are examples and a simple explanation: The pot contains a soup of rice and vegetables. (contain is a verb - what is inside of something) The content of the course is described in the syllabus.

  • Welcome to the forums.
  • Here are examples and a simple explanation: The pot contains a soup of rice and vegetables.
  • (contain is a verb - what is inside of something) The content of the course is described in the syllabus.
  • (content is a noun - it is all the parts of something else) The tax and tip is included in the total price of the lunch.
  • (include is a verb - what is extra and added to something) Concrete consists of sand, gravel, and crushed limestone.
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Welcome to the forums.
Here are examples and a simple explanation:

The pot contains a soup of rice and vegetables. (contain is a verb - what is inside of something)
The content of the course is described in the syllabus. (content is a noun - it is all the parts of something else)

The tax and tip is included in the total price of the lunch. (include

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