Web Writer Gets It Right, Federal Agency Writer Gets It Wrong
rogersgeorge on June 8th, 2023
The web writer is whoever wrote this copy of Ancient Origins. Read the caption below the picture:
The writer said “comprising,” which is correct. The whole (the collection) comprises the parts!
Ahem—To justify the title of this post:
I recently took a test at the federal agency where I worked, and the test’s text said that the following section of the test “is comprised of” a set of questions. Wrong! The section comprises a set of questions (or is composed of a set of questions).
“Comprise” goes from the whole to the parts; “compose” goes from the parts to the whole.
Harrumpf.
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