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Caroline
contain,incude,involve,consist,how to distinguish them ? Thanks
May 8, 2013 1:44 AM
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Let´s imagine that you have a can in front of you,
if I say: "the can contains/includes some vegetables" then there are vegetables inside the can... contain and include are synonims, mean the same but are written in a different way.
if I say: "the can is involved by a piece of paper" then there is a piece of paper that surrounds the can.
if I say: "the can consists of aluminum" then the material from which the can has been made of is aluminum.
Hope I helped you to clarify your question,
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May 8, 2013
contain: to hold
incude:To add someting
involve: can mean to include(to add) or to participate depending on how you choose to use them
consist:to be made of
I hope it helps /.\
May 8, 2013
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