consist vs. constitute
辨析：前者是不及物动词“包括”，一般后接of，体现一个整体的不同组成成分。后者是及物动词，在留学文书里主要用到的意义有“等同于”和“占到”。
例句：
The resulting top 100 list consists of 20 large companies (500 or more employees), 30 midsize companies (150-499 employees) and 50 small companies (149 or fewer employees).
The affluent and the middle class constitute two separate cultures that are deeply alienated from one another.
All the expenses you are questioning constitute less than .02 of 1% of the funds the Housing Authority has spent or managed.