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 …

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 …

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

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.

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, …

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 …

Aug 31, 2010 · How would you consider consist of, consist in, consist with? Phrasal verbs with D.O. (with subsequent passive voice transformation?)? Or do they have a restriction for this …

Apr 11, 2007 · consist of something be made up of, include, contain, incorporate, amount to, comprise, be composed of: My diet consisted almost exclusively of fruit. Syrup consists of …

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 …