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it should be selected vs it should be select

The correct phrase is 'it should be selected.' The verb 'select' needs to be in the past participle form 'selected' when used with the auxiliary verb 'should.' 'It should be selected' is the correct and commonly used form in English.

Last updated: March 15, 2024 • 6677 views

it should be selected

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that something is expected or required to be chosen or picked.
  • Solved it! In the if-function I have ".checked" there but it should be ".selected" – user1589375 Mar 28 at 19:29 ...
  • I want to do this exact same thing, except it should be selected immediately on refresh. ALSO, rather than using the selectedIndex , I would like ...
  • The presence of a "selected" attribute is used as an indication that this option believes it should be selected by default - the value (as opposed to the presence)  ...
  • It seems obvious to me that if there is only one audio track, even if that track is foreign with respect to language settings, it should be selected ...

it should be select

This phrase is incorrect in English.

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  • ... select c list based on a and b select list. and also default select list should be display only what i select previous only those it should be select ...
  • In select box it should be select N/A Month1 month2 month3... select N/A day1 day2 day3... select N/A year1 year2 year3 . cakephp-1.3 ...
  • Nov 21, 2014 ... ... the query generates SELECT DISTINCT but in order to work with json type on postgres it should be SELECT DISTINCT ON (), Also you can ...
  • Regarding second query you tried - see comments above: it should be SELECT A.field1, Max(what ever) FROM A GROUP BY A.field1;- Petr.

Alternatives:

  • it should be chosen
  • it should be picked
  • it should be decided upon
  • it should be opted for
  • it should be elected

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