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Junkomama
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 Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 11:45 pm Post subject: be reduced |
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Hello, teachers.
Is it OK to say/write "The possibility will be reduced."?
Thank you in advance!
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myprofe
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| Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 12:28 am Post subject: Re: be reduced |
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| Is it OK to say/write "The possibility will be reduced."? |
Well, possibility is countable like the word chance.
Would you say the chance will be reduced?
I think the key to this question is the difference between the chance/chances, possibility/possibilities and probabilities/probability.
If you are referring to one chance or one possibility and this will be reduced then I think your sentence is correct.
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Junkomama
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| Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 1:03 am Post subject: |
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Thank you for your response, myprofe-san!
I'm thinking of a sentence such as "The possibility that a war breaks out will be reduced."
Is the"possibility" in this sentence a countable noun?
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myprofe
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I think that the sentence is correct with either the singular or the plural of possibility.
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Junkomama
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| Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 3:23 am Post subject: |
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Thank you very much for your help, myprofe-san!!
Regards,
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