verb · academic
comprise
/kəmˈpraɪz/com·PRISE
Band 5-6task2task1
to consist of; to be made up of
Examples
“The course comprises ten weekly seminars and a final project.”
“The committee is comprised of five members from different faculties.”
“The region comprises several small towns and rural areas.”
Band 8 sentence
“A credible curriculum should comprise both theoretical foundations and opportunities for practical application.”
Collocations
- comprise of (common mistake)
- comprise several parts
Word family
comprise verbcomposed (of) verb phrasecomprising verb (participle)
Common mistakes
comprise of→comprise / be composed of
Say it for a higher band
5include→6consist of→7+comprise
Synonyms
consist of
Easily confused
consist of
“The committee consists of experts from different fields.”
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