Question

Which of the following is a content word?

• A. where
• B. behind
• C. about
• D. sound

Answer 1

Answer:

D. sound

The word "sound" is a content word.

Explanation:

Content words are words that carry meaning in a sentence, such as nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. These words provide the main information in a sentence.

• "Sound" can be a noun (e.g., "The sound was loud") or a verb (e.g., "The bell will sound soon"), both of which carry specific meaning, making it a content word.

In contrast, function words (like articles, prepositions, and conjunctions) serve grammatical purposes and do not carry specific meaning on their own.