S suniljain Senior Member Joined Apr 12, 2015 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Hindi Home Country India Current Location India Feb 12, 2016 #1 My family, which was consisted of five people, became only two. Can we use "was" before consisted? I understand "consisted" is transitive verb?
My family, which was consisted of five people, became only two. Can we use "was" before consisted? I understand "consisted" is transitive verb?
Matthew Wai VIP Member Joined Nov 29, 2013 Member Type Native Language Chinese Home Country China Current Location China Feb 12, 2016 #2 I think we cannot use 'was consisted of'. 'My family consisted of five people.' 'My family was composed of five people.'
I think we cannot use 'was consisted of'. 'My family consisted of five people.' 'My family was composed of five people.'
S suniljain Senior Member Thread starter Joined Apr 12, 2015 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Hindi Home Country India Current Location India Feb 12, 2016 #3 Matthew Wai said: I think we cannot use 'was consisted of'. 'My family consisted of five people.' 'My family was composed of five people.' Click to expand... Any rule why can't we use "was"?
Matthew Wai said: I think we cannot use 'was consisted of'. 'My family consisted of five people.' 'My family was composed of five people.' Click to expand... Any rule why can't we use "was"?
Raymott VIP Member Joined Jun 29, 2008 Member Type Academic Native Language English Home Country Australia Current Location Australia Feb 12, 2016 #4 What do think it would mean? The rule is "Don't arbitrarily put 'was' in a sentence unless you know why you want to put it there."
What do think it would mean? The rule is "Don't arbitrarily put 'was' in a sentence unless you know why you want to put it there."
G GoesStation No Longer With Us (RIP) Joined Dec 22, 2015 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Feb 12, 2016 #5 Consisted can't be used as an adjective, so it can't follow any conjugation of to be.
Matthew Wai VIP Member Joined Nov 29, 2013 Member Type Native Language Chinese Home Country China Current Location China Feb 12, 2016 #6 I think 'made up' is not an adjective in 'My family was made up of five people'.
MikeNewYork VIP Member Joined Nov 13, 2002 Member Type Academic Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Feb 12, 2016 #7 suniljain said: My family, which was consisted of five people, became only two. Can we use "was" before consisted? I understand "consisted" is transitive verb? Click to expand... "Consist" is an intransitive verb.
suniljain said: My family, which was consisted of five people, became only two. Can we use "was" before consisted? I understand "consisted" is transitive verb? Click to expand... "Consist" is an intransitive verb.
Matthew Wai VIP Member Joined Nov 29, 2013 Member Type Native Language Chinese Home Country China Current Location China Feb 13, 2016 #8 The OP might have been confused by the following, which has confused me. 'consist of [TRANSITIVE]'── quoted from http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/consist
The OP might have been confused by the following, which has confused me. 'consist of [TRANSITIVE]'── quoted from http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/consist
MikeNewYork VIP Member Joined Nov 13, 2002 Member Type Academic Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Feb 13, 2016 #9 That is very misleading. It adds a preposition to the verb to make a transitive phrasal verb.