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#2 (permalink) Sun Sep 02, 2007 13:38 pm which of the following sentence is correct? |
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| 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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#3 (permalink) Sun Sep 02, 2007 14:41 pm which of the following sentence is correct? (What is the probability ties of...) |
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many thanks ~~ _________________ Try to change youself before you try to change others. |
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#4 (permalink) Sun Sep 02, 2007 16:03 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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#5 (permalink) Mon Sep 03, 2007 5:47 am which of the following sentence is correct? (What is the probability ties of...) |
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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. _________________ Try to change youself before you try to change others. |
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#6 (permalink) Mon Sep 03, 2007 7:45 am which of the following sentence is correct? (What is the probability ties of...) |
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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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#7 (permalink) Mon Sep 03, 2007 7:54 am which of the following sentence is correct? (What is the probability ties of...) |
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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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#8 (permalink) Mon Sep 03, 2007 8:03 am which of the following sentence is correct? (What is the probability ties of...) |
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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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#9 (permalink) Mon Sep 03, 2007 8:05 am which of the following sentence is correct? (What is the probability ties of...) |
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I've got it now. _________________ Try to change youself before you try to change others. |
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