2. Roread the following sentences from the article, The Senale contains 100 senotors. The House of Representatives contains 4,35 volling members. In the sentences above which of the following clefinitions of contains is being used? a. made up of b. keep or hold together c. control d. stop from golling worse

## Step 1<br />The problem is asking us to identify the correct definition of the word "contains" as used in the given sentences. The sentences are: "The Senate contains 100 senators." and "The House of Representatives contains 435 voting members."<br /><br />## Step 2<br />In both sentences, the word "contains" is used to indicate that the Senate and the House of Representatives are made up of 100 senators and 435 voting members, respectively.<br /><br />## Step 3<br />Comparing this usage with the provided options, we can see that the definition "made up of" (option a) is the most accurate. The other options, "keep or hold together" (option b), "control" (option c), and "stop from going worse" (option d), do not accurately describe the usage of "contains" in these sentences.