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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
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Is this paragraph grammatically correct:
"The highest post of the United Nations is usually APPOINTED to people from small and modest countries. Since there are five world powers with a permanent seat in the United Nations, that is a way of giving voice to less influential countries."
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"appointed" is the wrong word. The post is not appointed to the person. The person is appointed to the post.
- "appointed" is the wrong word.
- The post is not appointed to the person.
- The person is appointed to the post.
- You need "granted" or "assigned".
- The highest post ...
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"appointed" is the wrong word.
The post is not appointed to the person.
The person is appointed to the post.
You need "granted" or "assigned".
The highest post ... is usually granted to people ....
CJ
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