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'late for work' vs 'late to work' | Expression: "I have a little family."
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which of the following sentence is correct? (What is the probability ties of...) Sun Sep 02, 2007 13:40 pm  which of the following sentence is correct? (What is the probability ties of...)
 

What is the probability ties of passing the goddamn examination?

What of the probability of passing the goddamn examination?

what is the probability to pass the examination?

what is the probability ties to pass the examination?

which of the above sentences sounds good?

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which of the following sentence is correct? Sun Sep 02, 2007 14:38 pm  which of the following sentence is correct?
 

aleaf wrote:
Which of the above sentences sounds good? Thanks~~

These sound good to me:
- What is the probability of his passing the examination? *
- What is the probability of passing the examination?

* Instead of the word 'his', you might hear the first sentence used with any of the following words:

me/my/you/your/him/her/us/our/them/their

Most grammar books will tell you that you must use the possessive form (the words in bold), however.
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which of the following sentence is correct? (What is the probability ties of...) Sun Sep 02, 2007 15:41 pm  which of the following sentence is correct? (What is the probability ties of...)
 

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which of the following sentence is correct? (What is the probability ties of...) Sun Sep 02, 2007 17:03 pm  which of the following sentence is correct? (What is the probability ties of...)
 

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Just out of curiosity, Aleaf, did you intend to use the word 'ties' in your sentences? Or was that a typo? (I originally assumed it was a typo.)
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which of the following sentence is correct? (What is the probability ties of...) Mon Sep 03, 2007 6:47 am  which of the following sentence is correct? (What is the probability ties of...)
 

i intended to use the wrod ties.
Here is an example in a dictionary:
What are the probability ties?Do you think this one sounds good?

I made the sentence myself and just added :"of passing the examination." to the sentence.
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which of the following sentence is correct? (What is the probability ties of...) Mon Sep 03, 2007 8:45 am  which of the following sentence is correct? (What is the probability ties of...)
 

Hi Aleaf

Are you sure that "ties" wasn't there in your dictionary just to indicate how the plural of "probability" is spelled (probabilities)? The sentences 'What are the probability ties' doesn't make any sense to me -- which is why I thought 'ties' was a typo.
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which of the following sentence is correct? (What is the probability ties of...) Mon Sep 03, 2007 8:54 am  which of the following sentence is correct? (What is the probability ties of...)
 

http://www.iciba.com/What%20are%20the%20probability%20ties/

I saw the example on this website which is a very famous e-dictionary in China. But I think you are right. It should be "what are the probabilities?".

Whether both of the sentences of " What are the probabilities of you passing the examination?"& "What is the probability of you passing the examination?" sound good?

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which of the following sentence is correct? (What is the probability ties of...) Mon Sep 03, 2007 9:03 am  which of the following sentence is correct? (What is the probability ties of...)
 

Hi Aleaf

Since I cannot read any Chinese at all, I really have no idea what that sentence with 'ties' is supposed to mean.

In your sentences, you could use either singular or plural, but I'd prefer the singular.
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which of the following sentence is correct? (What is the probability ties of...) Mon Sep 03, 2007 9:05 am  which of the following sentence is correct? (What is the probability ties of...)
 

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