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- Correct use of consist - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Consist of means "be composed or made up of" The NOAD reports three different meanings of consist, but the verb is always used with a preposition: consist of, consist in, consist with The exhibition consists of 180 drawings His duties consist in taking the condition of the barometer The information perfectly consists with our friend's account
- Consist in vs. consist of - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Consist of X means made up of X, while consist in X means have X as essential feature The meaning is slightly different For example, His breakfast consists of noodles, eggs and bananas Her music consists in inspiring others One would write Meditation consists in attentive watchfulness to mean that watchfulness is an essential feature of
- Correct usage of consists of - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
This note is a good example of how the acceptability of word usage changes over time, and I'm not sure if "consist" is undergoing the same sort of drift Another and even more contentious example is "substitute" where strictly speaking the "substitute" is the replacement supposed to take the place of the thing removed, however it's extremely
- consisted of, consisting of, consist (s) of - WordReference Forums
I'm kind of confused about when to use 'consisted of' and when to use 'consisting of' or consist(s) of My guess is that when preceded by 'is' or 'are', 'consisted of' should be used 'A is consisted of B and C' If not preceded by 'is' or 'are', either 'consist(s) of' or 'consisting of'
- To consist in or consist of. . . - WordReference Forums
It usually occurs in sentences with singular subjects that consist in either singular or plural nominals Consist of means “is composed or made up of”: His fleet consists of a day sailer, a canoe, and a small skiff It usually appears in a sentence with a singular subject that consists of a plural group of nominals
- Constist Of? On? In? | WordReference Forums
It can be 'consist in' or 'consist of' (but not 'consist on') 'Consist in' is not very common See this
- Consist of-in-with - WordReference Forums
The analysis in the CGEL (Cambridge Grammar), the most up-to-date grammar of English, is that phrasal verbs consist of their separate words: consist and rely are verbs, of and on are prepositions, and there are no such units as 'consist of' or 'rely on' The verb phrase 'consists in food' consists of a verb 'consists' that takes as its
- consist on of - WordReference Forums
Hola:) sé que el tema de consists in of ya ha sido preguntado pero no sé como aplicarlo ¿Cómo puedo decir "la cita consiste en una cena romántica "?¿y cómo puedo decir "el concurso consiste en elegir una puerta "? quedé confundida con el in y el of :confused:
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