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Cover Page Tells Magazine's Contents Book S Things

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Keyword content
Sub Entry Number 2
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence The cover page tells you about the magazine's content.
Correct Sentence The cover page tells you about the magazine's contents.
Cloze Error Sentence The cover page tells you about the magazine's [[content]].
Cloze Sentence The cover page tells you about the magazine's [[contents]].
Cloze Answer contents
Choices content | contents
Explanation

content (WITHOUT s ) = the (interesting) facts, ideas or opinions expressed in a book, film, essay, speech etc: 'His letters tend to have very little content.'

contents (WITH s ) = (1) all the (interesting and unintersting) things that are inside something: 'The customs officer opened my suitcase and examined the contents.' (2) all the things that are written or talked about in a book, report, letter, discussion etc: 'The contents of the diary are strictly confidential.', (3) a list at the front of a book, report, thesis, etc, saying what each chapter or section is about: 'If you want to know which chapters to read, just look at the contents.'

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