Is it true to say that : Every submodule of a module M contains in a maximal submodule?

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Let $R$ be an arbitrary ring with $1\neq 0$ and $_RM$ a left $R$-module. Is it true to say that : Every proper submodule of a module $M$ is contained in a maximal submodule?

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Not all modules have maximal submodules at all, much less maximal submodules that contain any given submodule.

As an example, the (left) $\Bbb Z$-module $\Bbb Q$ does not have maximal submodles.