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Moon7296 Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary
chances are / chances that
1. If both candidates consistently chose the same wrong answers, chances that the two students were cheating are high.
2. Chances that the two students were cheating are high.
3. Chances are high that the two students were cheating.
Q) Are both #2 and #3 forms possible?
Q2) 4. The chances are you won't have to pay.
In #4, is "are" necessary or optional?
2. Chances that the two students were cheating are high.
3. Chances are high that the two students were cheating.
Q) Are both #2 and #3 forms possible?
Q2) 4. The chances are you won't have to pay.
In #4, is "are" necessary or optional?
Top answer
". I find #3 acceptable without the article. In #4, "are" is required if you want this to be a sentence (or clause).
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- I find #3 acceptable without the article.
- In #4, "are" is required if you want this to be a sentence (or clause).
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- as a noun phrase.
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I would change #2 to "The chances that...". I find #3 acceptable without the article.
In #4, "are" is required if you want this to be a sentence (or clause). Without "are" it is interpreted to mean "The chances that you won't have to pay", i.e. as a noun phrase.
In #4, "are" is required if you want this to be a sentence (or clause). Without "are" it is interpreted to mean "The chances that you won't have to pay", i.e. as a noun phrase.
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