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Tiểu Cầm Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
The difference between include and contain?
I can't discriminate two words. Please help me recognize each of them and give examples for illustrating. Thanks very much!
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The basic meaning is similar but the usage is typically different. The usage is based largely on tradition, and so the various situations have to be learned by experience, as they all can't be spelled out in detail in a grammar book. Some examples: The set includes an AC adapter and carrying case.
- The basic meaning is similar but the usage is typically different.
- The usage is based largely on tradition, and so the various situations have to be learned by experience, as they all can't be spelled out in detail in a grammar book.
- Some examples: The set includes an AC adapter and carrying case.
- ("Contains" would not be used here.
- ) You will receive a separate box that contains the AC adapter and carrying case.
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The basic meaning is similar but the usage is typically different. The usage is based largely on tradition, and so the various situations have to be learned by experience, as they all can't be spelled out in detail in a grammar book. Some examples:
The set includes an AC adapter and carrying case. ("Contains" would not be used here. The phrase, "the set includes...", is almost idiomat
The set includes an AC adapter and carrying case. ("Contains" would not be used here. The phrase, "the set includes...", is almost idiomat
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