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John182 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

having trouble using "constitutes"

hey guys.

having a bit of trouble using the word "constitutes"

does it make sense to say : The microchip constitues of millions of transistors.
The microchip constitues to millions of transistors.
The microchip constitues millions of transistors.

the actual sentence i'm struggling with is:
The medium constitues of a hardware layer and asoftware layer...

thanks!!
  

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You are making a confusion between the verb to consist of (which must be used here) and the verb to constitute . Check the dictionaries. The medium consists of a hardware layer and a software layer ...

— Marius Hancu

  • You are making a confusion between the verb to consist of (which must be used here) and the verb to constitute .
  • Check the dictionaries.
  • The medium consists of a hardware layer and a software layer ...
  • The medium is made up/composed of a hardware layer and a software layer ...
  • ---- consist 2.
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You are making a confusion between the verb to consist of (which must be used here) and the verb to constitute. Check the dictionaries.

The medium consists of a hardware layer and a software layer ...
The medium is made up/composed of a hardware layer and a software layer ...

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