[Grammar] content(s)/context(s) on the PowerPoint slides

Hi,

Question:
Which sentence is correct?

Sentence1:
The content on the PowerPoint slides was not relevent to our presentation.
Sentence2:
The contents on the PowerPoint slides were not relevent to our presentation.
Sentence3:
The context on the PowerPoint slides was not relevent to our presentation.
Sentence4:
The contexts on the PowerPoint slides were not relevent to our presentation.

Thanks

The content was not relevant.

uktous said:

Hi,

Question:
Which sentence is correct?

Sentence1:
The content on the PowerPoint slides was not relevent to our presentation.
Sentence2:
The contents on the PowerPoint slides were not relevent to our presentation.
Sentence3:
The context on the PowerPoint slides was not relevent to our presentation.
Sentence4:
The contexts on the PowerPoint slides were not relevent to our presentation.

Thanks

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I agree with Barb that "content" is the correct choice, though I would be more likely to say "the content OF" not "the content on".

As an alternative, of course, you could say "The PowerPoint slides were not relevant to our presentation".

Barb_D said:

The content was not relevant.

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Hi,

Can I ask you a further question?

Which sentence is correct?

Sentence5:
All of the content was relevent to our presentation.
Sentence6:
All of the contents was relevent to our presentation.
Sentence7:
All of the content were relevent to our presentation.
Sentence8:
All of the contents were relevent to our presentation.

Thanks

You can't say "contents was" or "content were" because you won't have subject-verb agreement.

When you want to refer to "information" then use the non-countable version, content.

Contents is certainly a good word, but it would be used to describe what is inside a box, for example.

I have a hard time explaining the difference between content and contents in a way to would make sense to an English learner, so perhaps a real teacher can come and help explain the difference.

I also like both of emsr2d2's suggestions.

Oddly, I'd say "the content on the slides" but the "content of the presentation." However, I find nothing wrong with the "the content of the slides."

Contents can be used when there's a list or separate objects- the contents of a book or the contents of your pockets.