I was selected there vs I got selection there

Both phrases are correct, but they convey slightly different meanings. 'I was selected there' implies that you were chosen for something at that location, while 'I got selection there' suggests that you received the process or act of being selected at that place.

Last updated: March 27, 2024 • 813 views

I was selected there

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that you were chosen for something at a specific location.

Examples:

I was selected there for the job interview.
She was selected there to represent the team.

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I was selected for the race.
I was selected completely at random to get a free iPhone.
I was selected months ago to try it out for free.
I was selected as a White House Fellow when I was 24 years old.
When I was eighteen, I was selected to go into training to become a security agent.
I was selected for the emotional attachment he had for my model due to his boyhood experiences.
You know, I was selected as the United States Soap Queen.
I was selected by the N.A.S.A. program to join this inquiry, sir.
He was selected for officer training.
Qt was selected for the reasons mentioned above.
Browser window when People was selected.
I haven't had a choice since I was selected for this... ...outfit.
If a coordinator steps down because he wants to operate in a different way, another coordinator is chosen, and in this case I was selected.
I'm talking about how I was selected to build A scale model of the empire state building For the largest recreation Of the New York skyline in the world.
He was selected for officer training.
Our office was selected as representative Shared Bunjab-Lahore legislation.
In the absence of any objection, Korea was selected as an appropriate analogue country.
Every year, one girl was selected.
In 1997 he was selected as vice-chairman of the Slovakian institute of bankruptcy law.
Every member of this team was selected for a specific purpose.

Alternatives:

I got chosen there
I was picked there
I was elected there
I was appointed there
I was singled out there

I got selection there

This phrase is correct but less commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that you received the process or act of being selected at a specific location.

Examples:

I got selection there for the team.
She got selection there for the award.

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I got a better selection of music than most stores.
I got into the habit of keeping myself informed about selection techniques, group dynamics...
I got a better selection of music than most stores.
Okay, so they didn't have a great selection, but I got you some options.
In this week's selection there are messages left by Belgians, French, Hungarians and Czechs.
Despite this considerable number of positive changes - and the ones I have mentioned are just a selection - there are also passages which I and a large proportion of my fellow Members are still not happy with.
To move the selection, see Moving selections.
Selection: the minimal rectangular region covering the active selection.
Continuing to impose carrier selection and carrier pre-selection directly by Community legislation could hamper technological progress.
Selection derived from channel is added to previous active selection. Final selection is merging of both.
Final selection is subtraction of selection derived from a channel from previous active selection.
2. Each of the Member States concerned shall convene the relevant selection panel, for final selection, nine months after the pre-selection meeting.
Each of the Member States concerned shall convene the relevant selection panel, for final selection, nine months after the pre-selection meeting.
It's a limited selection but eclectic.
The crab shell signifies selection for State office.
Great technique, impressive routine, superb music selection.
Obviously, Muirfield had their selection process.
There was a rigorous selection process.
Soil characterisation with unbiased selection of investigation location.
The manufacturer shall provide appropriate data for the selection.

Alternatives:

I was selected there
I received selection there
I obtained selection there
I gained selection there
I secured selection there

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I was selected there vs I got selection there