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Let us say that a friend of mine is taking an government admission exam and he says there'll be an essay on the exam. Then I say "Is it for qualifying or ranking?" or "Is it for qualifying or ranking canidates"? or "is it to qualify or rank candidates". Which of THESE three is better?

What about "Is it qualifying or ranking?" or "Is it a qualifying or ranking essay"?

Which of THESE five is better? Please, i need help with this

Thank you very much!!

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Grammar question
Hi, there

Let us say that a friend of mine is taking an government admission exam and he says there'll be an essay on the exam. Then I say  "Is it for qualifying or ranking?" or "Is it for qualifying or ranking canidates"? or "is it to qualify or rank candidates". Which of THESE three is better?

What about "Is it qualifying or ranking?" or "Is it a qualifying or ranking essay"?

Which of THESE five is better? Please, i need help with this

Thank you very much!!

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"Is it for qualifying or ranking candidates" works within the context of a conversation about the essay, although it does presume the answer is one of the two possibilities. The other choices are too ambiguous or incomplete thoughts or sentences.

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Of these five choices, "Is it a qualifying or ranking essay?" is the best option.

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Please, I really need to know

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I prefer  'Is it to qualify or rank？'

when 'qualify' means 'to pass an examination or finish a course of study that you need in order to do something', it is always intransitive.

when 'rank' means 'to have a particular position in a list of people or things that have been put in order of quality or importance',  it is always intransitive.

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