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Hi! everyone Could you help me by telling the difference between these sentences?
1-If you succeeded when You were not likely to succeed.
2-If you succeeded when You were not supposed to succeed.
Which sentence shows greater impossibility
Thanks!

Canadian45 · Accepted Answer

silak12Hi! everyone Could you help me by telling the difference between these sentences? Neither one is a complete sentence.
1-If you succeeded when You were not likely to succeed.
2-If you succeeded when You were not supposed to succeed.
Which sentence shows greater improbability? "impossibility" is an absolute; you can't have greater and lesser impossibility.
The two are close in meaning. I would say that 2. shows greater improbability.

Silak12 · Answer

Thanks! for answering Sir!

canadian451-If you succeeded when You were not likely to succeed.
2-If you succeeded when You were not supposed to succeed.

This sentence actually follows my sentences "It means you succeeded against all odds"
And I think it suites first sentence. Can I use it with second too?

Canadian45 · Answer

silak12 1-If you succeeded when You were not likely to succeed.
2-If you succeeded when You were not supposed to succeed.
This sentence actually follows my sentences "It means you succeeded against all odds" This sentence is much stronger than 1. or 2.
'succeeded against all odds' means that you succeeded when you were very unlikely to succeed.

Silak12 · Answer

Thanks! for telling me Sir.

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