I recently came across the phrase "assisting delivery of construction programs". Is this phrase grammatically correct? I would write: "Assisting with delivery of construction programs".
Could someone please let me know which phrase is correct? Or are both phrases are correct and have the same meaning?
Note: This phrase is quoted from a CV. The full phrase is, "Assisting delivery of construction programs and reactive maintenance".
This phrase, "assisting delivery of construction programs", is not grammatically correct.
One would normally use is or with, and either with or without an article:
I would consider the formulation using in the or with the as normal grammar, but just using in or with is also quite common in a list such as might appear in a CV.
What sometimes happens is that articles and prepositions are dropped in lists such as these (e.g. in CVs) either to save a little on space or, what seems to be more common, to sound punchier.
What this leads to is, when someone writes their skills or responsibilities in a list in their CV, that they [may] start with:
One of my responsibilities was assisting in the delivery of construction programs.
This becomes a list item such as:
- assisting in the delivery of construction programs
which then is edited to remove all the "unnecessary" words and perhaps sound more dynamic:
- assisting delivery of construction programs
