Definition: In this task, a passage will be given and the goal is to identify an event from the passage. An event is defined as a single word representing something that happened, is happening, or may happen. An event can be factual or hypothetical, positive or negative, certain or uncertain. While most events are based on verbs, an event can also be based on a noun (ex. storm, snow, rainfall) or a copula verb (is, was, been, etc.). The event must not be a pronoun or an adjective. For noun events with multiple words, use the last word in the phrase as event.
Input: Passage: "Senator Colston has allowed me to make a statement that says he's here with a medical condition, and he's here to rest," a spokesman said. The ex-Labor senator turned independent was appointed to the key senate job eight months ago as a reward for giving Howard's conservative coalition the majority it lacked in the upper house by quitting Labor and switching his vote.

switching