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Perfect Stranger Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

[preposition] potential to or potential for?

Dear Users,

Which of the two prepositions follows the word potential?

Do we say:

She has a lot of potential for becoming an A-level student.
or
She has a lot of potential to become an A-level student.

Thanks!
  

Top answer

In order of frequency of usage starting with the most frequent, the word after "potential" is for, of, or to . t1%3B%2Cpotential%20to%3B%2Cc0 CJ

— CalifJim

  • In order of frequency of usage starting with the most frequent, the word after "potential" is for, of, or to .
  • t1%3B%2Cpotential%20to%3B%2Cc0 CJ
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In order of frequency of usage starting with the most frequent, the word after "potential" is for, of, or to.

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Thank you CJ.

I assume then that each of them is used and each of them is correct, but there's a strong preference for for.
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Perfect StrangerI assume then that each of them is used and each of them is correct, but there's a strong preference for for.
Yes. I assume the same.

CJ
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Perfect StrangerShe has a lot of potential to become an A-level student.
There is no preposition after "potential" in the above sentence, is there?
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Anonymous Perfect StrangerShe has a lot of potential to become an A-level student.There is no preposition after "potential" in the above sentence, is there?
To and for are both prepositions.
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AnonymousThere is no preposition after "potential" in the above sentence, is there?
No. That's the "to" that's part of an infinitive.

Nevertheless, I understood what P.S. meant.

CJ
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CalifJimNo. That's the "to" that's part of an infinitive.
Yes, I didn't pay any attention to what to was doing in that sentence, the to or for distracted me.
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