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Lucas21c Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Sentence structure

Is S1 the same as S2?

S1. If you can get someone to try your product or service, chances are he or she will buy it later.
S2. If you can get someone to try your product or service, chances (that) he or she will buy it later are.
  

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S2 is not possible.

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  • S2 is not possible.
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S2 is not possible.
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lucas21cIs S1 the same as S2?S1. If you can get someone to try your product or service, chances are he or she will buy it later.
You can simplify this by replacing "he or she" with they. Using "he or she" is wordy.
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It sounds a bit awkward to my ear because the indefinite pronoun, 'someone', is always singular, not plural. For example, we should say, "There's someone at the door," not "There're someone at the door." Could anyone confirm whether 'they' is possible in the sentence?
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"they" is common in sentences like that. See, for example, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singular_they
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