what is the difference between

[bobmar]

what is the difference between

consist and consist of?

 

[eietmo]

well

if you give n example it would be helpful. all i could think of was that they have the same meaning, but if you'd look at older text or articles, then you'd find the word consist without the "of". if you writing a project for school or something, use "consist of", otherwise the teacher might think you don't know the rules