[Grammar] I am very emotional, but calm down, it’s nothing serious.

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Nikitus

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Hello.

Are the following sentences grammatically correct?

"I am very emotional, but calm down, it’s nothing serious. Today the principal offered me to be in the slate of three for a job at the Ministry of Education."

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Hello.

Are the following sentences grammatically correct?

"I am very excited [STRIKE]emotional,[/STRIKE] but calm! [STRIKE]down,[/STRIKE] It’s nothing bad. [STRIKE]serious.[/STRIKE] Today the principal offered to put me [STRIKE]to be in[/STRIKE] on the slate of three for a job at the Ministry of Education."

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Consider using "on a shortlist of three" instead of "on the slate of three" in the above.
 
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Today the principal offered to put me on [STRIKE]to be in[/STRIKE] the slate of three for a job at the Ministry of Education."

Note my corrections. A person can't offer someone to be something.
 
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"The principal offered to me ..." is wrong.
 
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