The term 'assigned reading,' in the context of school would be correct: a teacher could assign reading to a child.
Any context where some sort of reading is assigned is correct.
It is correct, meaning thoroughly defeated.
With correct punctuation, your sentence is:Matt, a journalist for a U.S. newspaper, was assigned to cover a story in Dubai.The phrase "a journalist for a U.S. newspaper" is called an appositive phrase, and should be set off by commas before and after.
An alternative phrase for "I am" in the sentence could be "I exist."
Your grammar was off in both. "Do not prevent the child from reading" "Do not stop the child's reading."
An alternative sentence
'In the hope that' is the correct phrase.
If you are referring to this sentence, no, it does not resemble a correct phrase AT ALL.
It sounds odd to me. I would suggest, upon checking, instead.
This is not a sentence it is a phrase and as a phrase it is correct.
Yes, as a matter of fact, a prepositional phrase is usually stated at the end of most sentences.
This clause is grammatically correct but it contains a slang expression, 'freaking you out', so it would not be used in a formal context. A more formal alternative is 'The frequent powercuts are making you anxious.'
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