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Future332 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

What are the chances of ....

Which of the following is correct and most importantly why?
What are the chances of raining tonight?
What are the chances of it raining tonight?
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It should be the second one. When you omit the subject in this pattern, the speaker and/or addressee, as relevant, would normally be assumed. ".

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  • It should be the second one.
  • When you omit the subject in this pattern, the speaker and/or addressee, as relevant, would normally be assumed.
  • ".
  • In your case a human subject obviously makes no sense.
  • ".
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It should be the second one. When you omit the subject in this pattern, the speaker and/or addressee, as relevant, would normally be assumed. For example, "What are the chances of getting laid tonight?". In your case a human subject obviously makes no sense.

You can also say "What are the chances of rain tonight?"

Very formally some people might use "What are the chances of it
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I see what you mean but isn't it clear that I'm talking about the weather for tomorrow? My point is that I would agree with you when the subject is unclear. In the weather case,I think both the speaker and the listener understand the subject.
Sorry for arguing. Just trying to figure it out...
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future332I see what you mean but isn't it clear that I'm talking about the weather for tomorrow? My point is that I would agree with you when the subject is unclear. In the weather case,I think both the speaker and the listener understand the subject.
"What are the chances of raining tonight?" is intelligible. It is clear what it is intended to mean. However,
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