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Alc24 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
THERE IS A BETTER CHANCE vs I HAVE A BETTER CHANCE
How would you say this sentence please?
1 There is a better chance that you don't have something in your eyes than you do./I have a better chance of not having something in my eye than having something.
Thank you
1 There is a better chance that you don't have something in your eyes than you do./I have a better chance of not having something in my eye than having something.
Thank you
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1. There is a better chance that you don't have something in your eye than that you do. That sentence is correct, but reads more clearly or is clearer when spoken if you insert the "that" as I did before "you do".
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- There is a better chance that you don't have something in your eye than that you do.
- That sentence is correct, but reads more clearly or is clearer when spoken if you insert the "that" as I did before "you do".
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- This sentence is also correct.
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1. There is a better chance that you don't have something in your eye than that you do.
That sentence is correct, but reads more clearly or is clearer when spoken if you insert the "that" as I did before "you do".
2. This sentence is also correct.
A slightly more natural way to say the 2nd one might be: It's more likely that I don't have anything in my eye than tha
That sentence is correct, but reads more clearly or is clearer when spoken if you insert the "that" as I did before "you do".
2. This sentence is also correct.
A slightly more natural way to say the 2nd one might be: It's more likely that I don't have anything in my eye than tha
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