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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

What is the difference?

What is the difference between the 2 sentences?

If they are to have a chance winning, they need to play better.
If they want to have a chance winning, they need to play better.

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Top answer

If they are to have a chance [ of / at ] winning, they need to play better. If they want to have a chance [ of / at ] winning, they need to play better. They're practically identical.

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  • If they are to have a chance [ of / at ] winning, they need to play better.
  • If they want to have a chance [ of / at ] winning, they need to play better.
  • They're practically identical.
  • The second focuses on the desire of the players.
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If they are to have a chance [of / at] winning, they need to play better.
If they want to have a chance [of / at] winning, they need to play better.

They're practically identical. The second focuses on the desire of the players.
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