A small mistake which most non-English speaking people make is by saying ‘His book comprises of 4 chapters’
Comprise : means ‘consist of’ or ‘composed of’
Never use ‘comprise of’ or ‘comprises of’ but ‘comprised of’ is allowed.
It already contains ‘of’ in it. So you have to say ‘His book comprises 4 chapters’.
But sometime people use ‘comprised of‘ which is with time considered correct as Americans generally use it like this. But British people avoid saying ‘comprised of’.
To research more on its usage Click here.
There is also difference in usage of ‘comprise’ and ‘compose’ and i.e
USAGE NOTE: The traditional rule states that the whole comprises the parts and the parts compose the whole. In strict usage: The Union comprises 50 states. Fifty states compose (or constitute or make up) the Union. Even though careful writers often maintain this distinction, comprise is increasingly used in place of compose, especially in the passive: The Union is comprised of 50 states. Our surveys show that opposition to this usage is abating. In the 1960s, 53 percent of the Usage Panel found this usage unacceptable; in 1996, only 35 percent objected.
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This is incorrect.
Correct: “His book is comprised of 4 chapter.”
Comprise is not a verb.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/comprise
Please check the link and you will find that comprise is a verb.
So, I think its correct.
Comprise is a verb. But there are numerous small inaccuracies on this page which need fixing, or it is hard to take seriously.
‘enlish’ should be ‘English’
The ‘wrong’ sentence should be ‘His book comprises of 4 chapters’ – it is the ‘of’ that is incorrect, the verb comprises would still be used in the 3rd person.
“It already contain ‘of’ in it.” – should of course be “It already contains ‘of’ in it.”
‘british’ should be ‘British’ (cap B)
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