How to resolve this Error “Cannot convert lambda expression to type 'string' because it is not a delegate type”

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i try this code and It is giving me the error on the 'where' i verify: using system.linq; and using System.Data.Entity but not fixed(i work with visual studio 2012 ultimate and sql server 2008 r2)

code:

public static int updatecondidate(int condidateID, condidate_table   updatedcondidateData)
{ int rowAffected = 0;

    using (EmployeementSystemEntities DB = new EmployeementSystemEntities())
    {
        //select condidate for update
        condidate_table condidateforupdate = (from anything in DB.condidate_table
                                              where anything.condidate_id == condidateID
                                              select anything).FirstOrDefault();
        condidateforupdate.condidate_name = updatedcondidateData.condidate_name;
        condidateforupdate.condidate_phone = updatedcondidateData.condidate_phone;
        condidateforupdate.condidate_email = updatedcondidateData.condidate_email;
        condidateforupdate.condidate_pic = updatedcondidateData.condidate_pic;
        rowAffected = DB.SaveChanges();
    }
    return rowAffected;
} 

the same error here on "Select"
//select all condidate

public static List<condidate_table> SelectAllCondidate()
{
    using (EmployeementSystemEntities DB = new EmployeementSystemEntities())
    {
        List<condidate_table> AllCondidate = (from anything in DB.condidate_table 
                                              select anything).ToList<condidate_table>();
        return AllCondidate;
    }
}