Oct 16, 2013 · What is the difference between “elected” and “selected”? When something is selected there is only one determinate factor and that is "choice". When something is elected there …

In the given context, 'select' is correct. There is a difference, but the incorrect use of 'selected' is widespread, so much so that many believe both are correct, some even think 'selected' is correct.

Feb 17, 2011 · These two words are often used interchangeably and the greatest difference I can find between the two is "choose" for choosing multiple items from a set, and "select" for selecting a single …

0 "Is selected" describes the state he is in. "Selected" can be an adjective, so that is grammatical but it's not very idiomatic. "He is short-listed for the job" would be fine, though. "Was selected" for a job is a …

Aug 2, 2018 · Selected among, out of, from, or from between? Ask Question Asked 7 years, 4 months ago Modified 7 years, 4 months ago

In my mind, the term pre-selected, aside from its implicit implying that the selection process is a multistage one, gently stresses that the selection in the first round is not a definitive result, while if …

Apr 11, 2022 · If I were reading a mathematical article, I would not blink at all to see something like: "From the set S we select at most one element, and from the set T we select at least one element". …

Jul 15, 2021 · When talking about a topic, which is correct? For example, should I say Selected topics IN statistics or Selected topics ON statistics Seminar ON modern history or Seminar IN modern history?

Jan 15, 2015 · I think it comes down to the rest of the sentence. In other words, if you hand-selected the population one-by-one, especially based on different criteria, then I would say were. If the selection is …

Aug 16, 2017 · The sentence is: "Dreams were selected for during evolution to help us survive." When I was translating it, I couldn't understand the use of 'for' here. Would the sentence mean the same …