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Laborious Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Q15: 'consist of something' and 'contain something'
Hello,
There's a sentence given below:
- This diet consists of mainly fruit and vegetables.
I'd like to ask If we can use 'contain' as well in the sentence above. For example, can we say "This diet contains mainly fruit and vegetables"? What's the difference between 'consist of something' and 'contain something', please?
There's a sentence given below:
- This diet consists of mainly fruit and vegetables.
I'd like to ask If we can use 'contain' as well in the sentence above. For example, can we say "This diet contains mainly fruit and vegetables"? What's the difference between 'consist of something' and 'contain something', please?
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Laborious What's the difference between 'consist of something' and 'contain something', please? 'Consist' in essence speaks of all contents; 'contain' can refer to as little as a microscopic percentage.
- Laborious What's the difference between 'consist of something' and 'contain something', please?
- 'Consist' in essence speaks of all contents; 'contain' can refer to as little as a microscopic percentage.
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Laborious What's the difference between 'consist of something' and 'contain something', please?'Consist' in essence speaks of all contents; 'contain' can refer to as little as a microscopic percentage.
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