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Felixxx Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Unlikely / likely
Is it possible to use both of it as an adverb.
Like:
It is unlikely possible
it is likely possible
But normally I find people express like this:
It is unlikely to be possible.
So it is not possible to use them as an adverb in any way? Thanks
Like:
It is unlikely possible
it is likely possible
But normally I find people express like this:
It is unlikely to be possible.
So it is not possible to use them as an adverb in any way? Thanks
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The word "possible" already conveys a meaning related to likelihood, so to me it seems unnecessary, even wrong, to further qualify it with "likely" and "unlikely". For the examples, I will therefore use the word "correct" instead. These are all grammatical: It is likely to be correct.
- The word "possible" already conveys a meaning related to likelihood, so to me it seems unnecessary, even wrong, to further qualify it with "likely" and "unlikely".
- For the examples, I will therefore use the word "correct" instead.
- These are all grammatical: It is likely to be correct.
- It is likely correct.
- (less common) It is unlikely to be correct.
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The word "possible" already conveys a meaning related to likelihood, so to me it seems unnecessary, even wrong, to further qualify it with "likely" and "unlikely". For the examples, I will therefore use the word "correct" instead. These are all grammatical:
It is likely to be correct.
It is likely correct. (less common)
It is unlikely to be correct.
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It is likely to be correct.
It is likely correct. (less common)
It is unlikely to be correct.
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