Is this a typo? "to be chair the panel" I have read this on a news site. Either this sentence is grammar wise incorrect, or my English is not good enough to understand its construction. Please read: UN Watch, a non-governmental organisation, revealed the appointment of the Saudi ambassador to the UN. Trad was elected in June to be chair the panel that oversees the UN’s Human Rights Council, with the power to select personnel for key human rights roles around the world. Should "to be chair the panel" not be either "to chair the panel" or "to be chair of the panel"? But it is from an UK English news site, so I am presuming they got their grammar right. Here is a link to the full article: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/09/20/saudi-arabia-un-ambassador-human-rights_n_8166972.html