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Fraserpan Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
how to use "assistant"?
Which is correct? A or B?
A. He works as an assistant of building up interior network at ... company.
B. He works as an assistant to building up interior network at ... company.
A. He works as an assistant of building up interior network at ... company.
B. He works as an assistant to building up interior network at ... company.
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Neither is correct. You can't be an assistant of or to "building up". I don't understand what you mean by "building up".
- Neither is correct.
- You can't be an assistant of or to "building up".
- I don't understand what you mean by "building up".
- You work as an assistant to somebody .
- He works as an assistant to the president.
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Neither is correct. You can't be an assistant of or to "building up". I don't understand what you mean by "building up". You work as an assistant to somebody.
He works as an assistant to the president.
He works as an assistant to the governor.
He works as an assistant to the network manager.
CJ
He works as an assistant to the president.
He works as an assistant to the governor.
He works as an assistant to the network manager.
CJ
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I want to say what the person's job was about and what he did. What he did actually was building/setting up interior network of the company. What's the correct way to put it? Thanks!
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Hi,
If you say someone is an 'assistant', it has to be clear who he is an assistant to. However, you can use the verb 'assist' without making it clear who he is assisting.
In your example, you might say something like
He builds/sets up the company's internal networks.
or He assists in building/setting up the co
If you say someone is an 'assistant', it has to be clear who he is an assistant to. However, you can use the verb 'assist' without making it clear who he is assisting.
In your example, you might say something like
He builds/sets up the company's internal networks.
or He assists in building/setting up the co
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