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'Chance' vs 'Choice'



 
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'Chance' vs 'Choice' #1 (permalink) Wed Dec 13, 2006 22:36 pm   'Chance' vs 'Choice'
 

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As it had no choice trying to escape from the vulture, the doe strode quickly over the streamlet


Hi

I have taken the above line from ESL tests. Shouldn't it be chance?

Just thinking aloud!

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'Chance' vs 'Choice' #2 (permalink) Thu Dec 14, 2006 0:00 am   'Chance' vs 'Choice'
 

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Hi Tom

While you're thinking aloud, maybe you could voice your thoughts on using 'chance'. Why do you think that would be better?

Why strode and not strayed?
http://www.english-test.net/forum/ftopic8712.html

'Have no choice' is a typical/normal collocation. The sentence says that the doe's only option was to cross the streamlet. (A 'choice' would involve more than one option.)

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