tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507136945842934293.post6065333716880198452..comments2023-09-21T06:15:03.099-07:00Comments on Conjugate Visits: Words I'm Looking UpJune Casagrandehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00363096837053080969noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507136945842934293.post-2975311469844869502007-10-17T03:57:00.000-07:002007-10-17T03:57:00.000-07:00I was just looking up 'comprise' and 'contain' aft...I was just looking up 'comprise' and 'contain' after a student wrote:<BR/>'Being fat contains a series of problems'.<BR/>Surely the word should be 'comprises'?<BR/>But I haven't found exactly why that is. Abstract (comprise) vs concrete (contain)? <BR/>I teach Dutch - English translation in Belgium.lievenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02869749175461369453noreply@blogger.com