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Laborious Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

difference

Hi dear teachers,

What would be the difference between these words?

Group A
- Probable
- possible
- likely

would you kindly explain me the difference?

Thank you.
  

Top answer

Laborious - possible - probable/likely I have arranged them in order of increasing probability. I see no real difference between the latter two except that 'probable' is more formal.

— Mister Micawber

  • Laborious - possible - probable/likely I have arranged them in order of increasing probability.
  • I see no real difference between the latter two except that 'probable' is more formal.
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Laborious- possible - probable/likely
I have arranged them in order of increasing probability. I see no real difference between the latter two except that 'probable' is more formal.
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probable
- possible
- likely
would you kindly explain me the difference?
All three words can refer to the past, present or future.

possible = something that could be or happen (= not impossible)
probable and likely are essentiially the same = more than 50 % chance it could be or happen
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Hearty thanks to both of you for replying! Actually, this question of asking about the difference between those words came to my mind after reading about conditional sentences. On some of the threads about conditionals (Type 1, 2 and 3), I read that we can use the First conditional when we have a real possibility of something happening or being true in the future. The speaker thinks that some
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Laborious Would you please clarify what term (possible/ probable/ likely/ counter-factual/ real / unreal ) I should use to describe conditionals (First, Second and Third)?
There is no consensus in either definition or usage of particular defining words.

First conditions have a good chance of occurring.
Second conditionals have a poor chance of occ
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