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The school consists on four large buildings.
The school consists of four large buildings. consist of (NOT on ): ‘Spain consists of 51 different provinces.’ constantly He constantly got into trouble.
He was constantly getting into trouble. When constantly means ‘again and %gain’, the verb is usually a progressive form: ‘The old computer was constantly breaking down.’ contact You can contact with me any evening after six.
You can contact me any evening after six. contact sb (WITHOUT with ): ‘Unless we have an address or phone number, we can’t contact them.’ Compare: ‘Mrs Lewis phoned and would like you to get in touch with her.’ contain The wallet was containing about $25.
The wallet contained about $25. See Language Note opposite. content The content of the latest peace talks is still a secret.
The contents of the latest peace talks are still a secret. The cover page tells you about the magazine’s content.
The cover page tells you about the magazine’s contents. 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 uninteresting) 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
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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.’
