Which one is correct: 'She was the first woman ever elected as President' or 'She was the first woman ever to be elected as President'?
I think both sentences are ok but my teacher said I could only use the latter? I have also asked some friends yet they gave different opinions, so I'm not sure which one is proper. please help.
Solution 1:
The construction "ever to be elected as" (compared to "ever elected as") is used less frequently but both are correct and used often enough (ngram).
It is interesting to notice that "elected president" is much more frequent than "elected as president" (ngram).