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by galaxian » Sun Jun 05, 2011 6:25 am
1.We have one chance in a million of winning the World Cup.

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2.We have one in a million chances to win the World Cup.

Explanation plz.
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by sameerballani » Sun Jun 05, 2011 6:29 am
galaxian wrote:1.We have one chance in a million of winning the World Cup.

or

2.We have one in a million chances to win the World Cup.

Explanation plz.
one chance in a million is the correct usage
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by cans » Sun Jun 05, 2011 6:33 am
a) is correct (we have one chance in a million of winning the world Cup)
b) we have one in a million chances to win the world cup. incorrect
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by Frankenstein » Sun Jun 05, 2011 6:36 am
Hi,
On first look I thought B is correct. But, I think 'one in a million chances' and 'one chance in a million' are both correct. Either of them should be followed by 'of verb+ing'.
Hence A
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by galaxian » Sun Jun 05, 2011 8:13 am
Thanks for the inputs.
The source says A is correct, but I couldn't find any reason against B.
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by Frankenstein » Sun Jun 05, 2011 8:28 am
galaxian wrote:Thanks for the inputs.
The source says A is correct, but I couldn't find any reason against B.
Hi,
As I have posted earlier, the use of 'to+verb' instead of 'of+verb-ing' makes B incorrect.
It would be great if any experts can comment on this.
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