Hello. I will really appreciate some help.
1) Is it possible to use "consider" in the context "The US Congress will consider the bill on Friday"?
2) Is it possible to use "implicitly" in the context "He won the elections implicitly" (meaning "he won an outright victory")?
3) Is it possible to use "hard steps" in the context "The country is currently taking hard steps against..."?
4) Is the sentence correct "Thousands of people gathered for protest"? Maybe, "gathered for a protest" or "gathered to protest"?
5) Is it possible to use "hope" in the following way: "He has a hope that his bill will be approved"?
6) Is it possible to say "to overcome the crisis"?
7) Is it possible to say "The UN called to end violence" or does it require "somebody" ("The UN called Nigeria to end...")?
8) Is it possible to use "target" in the context "the target of the meeting is to facilitate..."?
9) Is it possible to say "the country left the UN" (meaning "lost UN membership")?
Thank you very much for all your help.
1. yes
2. no
3. yes
4. gathered to protest
5. It's awkward, but yes. Better would be this: He hopes that his bill...
6. yes
7. The UN called to end the violence = OK
The UN called on Nigeria to end...
8. "goal" is better
9. yes
1. Correct.
2. Implicitly means "implied or understood though not directly expressed." In your sentence a better word would be "in a landslide."
3. Correct.
4. Your second two sentences are much better than your first.
5. It would be better to say "He hopes his bill . . ."
6. Yes.
7. Better: "The UN called an end to violence." Or "The UN called on Nigeria to end the violence."
8. Better: "The purpose of the meeting . . ."
9. O.K.
For #2 --
He won an outright victory.
He won a decided victory.
He clearly won the election.
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Hello! I'd be happy to help you with your questions. Here are the answers along with explanations of how to arrive at them:
1) Yes, it is possible to use "consider" in the context "The US Congress will consider the bill on Friday." The verb "consider" means to think about or deliberate on something. In this case, the US Congress will be discussing or evaluating the bill on Friday.
2) No, it is not common to use "implicitly" in the context "He won the elections implicitly" to mean "he won an outright victory." "Implicitly" means that something is understood or implied, without being directly stated. In the context of election results, it would be more appropriate to use words such as "overwhelmingly" or "decisively" to convey the idea of a clear victory.
3) Yes, it is possible to use "hard steps" in the context "The country is currently taking hard steps against..." Here, "hard steps" refers to strong or difficult actions that the country is undertaking in order to address a specific issue or problem.
4) The sentence "Thousands of people gathered for protest" is not grammatically correct. It would be better to say "Thousands of people gathered for a protest" or "Thousands of people gathered to protest." In both cases, the preposition "for" or "to" is used to indicate the purpose or reason for the gathering.
5) Yes, it is possible to use "hope" in the following way: "He has a hope that his bill will be approved." However, it is more common to use the phrase "He has hopes that his bill will be approved" or "He is hopeful that his bill will be approved."
6) Yes, it is possible to say "to overcome the crisis." This phrase means to successfully handle or resolve a crisis situation.
7) The sentence "The UN called to end violence" is grammatically correct and does not require the addition of "somebody." In this context, "called" means to issue a demand or make a request. However, it is also possible to rephrase the sentence as "The UN called on Nigeria to end..." to specify the entity being called upon.
8) Yes, it is possible to use "target" in the context "the target of the meeting is to facilitate..." Here, "target" refers to the specific goal or objective that the meeting aims to achieve, which is to facilitate or make something easier.
9) It is more accurate to say "the country lost UN membership" instead of "the country left the UN" to convey the meaning of no longer being a member of the United Nations.
I hope these explanations help! If you have any more questions, feel free to ask.