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Air tile 224 Posted 3 years ago
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Consisted or was consisted?

The first electric motor consisted of a wire-wrapped iron rod rocking on s central pivot.

Why here I can not apply ( was consisted) instead of consisted.
  

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air tile 224 Why here I can not apply ( was consisted) instead of consisted. Consist of is not used in the passive voice. com/us/definition/english/consist-of#consistof2_e Breakfast consisted of dry bread and a cup of tea.

  • air tile 224 Why here I can not apply ( was consisted) instead of consisted.
  • Consist of is not used in the passive voice.
  • com/us/definition/english/consist-of#consistof2_e Breakfast consisted of dry bread and a cup of tea.
  • (past) Breakfast consists of dry bread and a cup of tea.
  • (present) Last year’s team, coached by Jeff Jackson, consisted entirely of freshmen college players.
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air tile 224Why here I can not apply ( was consisted) instead of consisted.

Consist of is not used in the passive voice.

https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us/definition/english/consist-of#consistof2_e

Breakfast

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