The verb consist is never used without a preposition and it usually takes either of or in. In your example, it should be consist of. Thus, the first sentence is correct while the second is wrong. …

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 …

Jan 14, 2015 · Right; "consist of" means "made of" and it refers to physical and material things, whereas "consist in" refers to abstract, intangible things, or qualities. Cheers

Jul 24, 2018 · I found a confusing usage of "consist of" in Belles Make Up site: Water consists of 70% of our whole body. I think that above sentence is wrong because water is within our body, …

Sep 14, 2008 · 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 …

In other words, are there nuances to the word consist that shade the meaning in such a way that a different preposition is desirable? Note that a search of the corpus shows consists in steadily …

Jan 6, 2019 · consist of [transitive] [consist of something] to be made of particular parts or things Breakfast consisted of dry bread and a cup of tea. This year’s team, coached by Jeff Jackson, …

Jan 1, 2009 · 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.

Nov 14, 2006 · Apparently it is used 'consist of' when relates to what its made of and 'consist in' when relates to its structure. An example could be: a car 'consists in' 4 wheels, a chassis, an …

Mar 3, 2007 · 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 …