comprise-v; 2 Senses

Sense Number 1: include or be composed of, parts are the object, general to specific

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[product] COMPRISE NP2[attribute([plural])]
NOTE: Watch for passives in both sense 1 and sense 2!

Examples:
EnCore currently comprises three major components.
The land he conquered comprised several provinces.
A totally new idea is comprised in this paper.
The film is comprised of four violent action scenes tied together by nearly 50 minutes of filler.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: comprise.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2

Sense Number 2: form or compose, the whole is the object, specific to general

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[attribute([plural])] COMPRISE NP2[product]

Examples:
These components comprise the communications system.
These few men comprise his entire army.
Liberals comprise the majority of the blogosphere.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: comprise.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3