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PreciousJones Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

For/of

More of a chance for me to find a job here. Or

More of a chance of me to find a job here.

And

Chances for you to hit the jackpot are slim. Or

What are the chances of you to win the lottery?

Are these sentences correct?

How to distinguish between using for and of.
  

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These are correct: More of a chance for me to find a job here. Chances for you to hit the jackpot are slim. So are these: More of a chance of my finding a job here.

— Mister Micawber

  • These are correct: More of a chance for me to find a job here.
  • Chances for you to hit the jackpot are slim.
  • So are these: More of a chance of my finding a job here.
  • Chances of your hitting the jackpot are slim.
  • -- I think it is just a matter of becoming familiar with the collocations, but in this case, it is 'chance of + noun' and 'chance (for someone) + infinitive verb'.
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These are correct:

More of a chance for me to find a job here.

Chances for you to hit the jackpot are slim.

So are these:

More of a chance of my finding a job here.

Chances of your hitting the jackpot are slim.

How to distinguish between using for and of.-- I think it is just a matter of becoming fam
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