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Tintincutesy Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Which is correct

Some contents "are"

or

Some content "is"

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Both singular and plural are correct. The singular is mostly used about uncountable matter, the plural is used about things that can be counted, separate objects. The contents of the box are on the floor.

— Cool Breeze

  • Both singular and plural are correct.
  • The singular is mostly used about uncountable matter, the plural is used about things that can be counted, separate objects.
  • The contents of the box are on the floor.
  • The lead content of this metal is too high.
  • CB
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Both singular and plural are correct. The singular is mostly used about uncountable matter, the plural is used about things that can be counted, separate objects.

The contents of the box are on the floor.
The lead content of this metal is too high.

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thanks for the quick reply.
I'm just confused with the word "some"

Is "some" plural or singular?
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tintincuteIs "some" plural or singular?
Some can be used with both plural and singular nouns and on its own without a noun:

Some books are intersting.
He gave me some
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