Nouns in English can refer to persons or things. Sometimes in written expression questions on the TOEFL test, the person is used in place of the thing, or the thing used in place of the person.

• Ralph Nader is an authorization in the field of consumer affairs.

• There are many job opportunities in accountant.

In the first example, “authorization” is incorrect because authorization is a thing and Ralph Nader is a person. The person “authority” should be used in this sentence. In the second example, “accountant” is incorrect because “accountant” is a person, and the field in which an accountant works is “accounting”. The thing “accounting” should be used in this sentence.

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