in the form of sb/sth
prep. phr..prep. phr.. you use this to describe the specific way or shape that something appears or exists.
prep. phr.. used to specify the particular manifestation, appearance, or identity of a thing or person.
Help arrived in the form of a friendly neighbor.
The company offered compensation in the form of extra vacation days instead of cash.
The threat to the ecosystem manifested in the form of an invasive species that decimated local plant life.
often used when one thing acts as or represents another thing.
this phrase is useful for describing abstract concepts that become concrete, such as 'help' appearing as a 'person'.
The gift was in form of a book.The gift was in the form of a book.the definite article 'the' is a required part of this fixed prepositional phrase.