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Anonymous  #535130  Tue, 01 Jul 08 02:27 PM
The chances of a newborn baby to survive are good now.
What is the grammatically correct sentence for this.
  
Abil  #535144  Tue, 01 Jul 08 03:04 PM
I would suggest "better" instead of "good".
  
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Feebs11  #535148  Tue, 01 Jul 08 03:08 PM
There are a number of ways you can say this:

 

The chances of a newborn baby surviving are good now.

The chances that a newborn baby will live are good now.

The likelihood that a newborn baby will survive is better now [than a hundred years ago]. 

 

  
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Marius Hancu  #535152  Tue, 01 Jul 08 03:14 PM

 Also:

 The chances for a newborn baby to survive are good now.

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 Bulletin to the Schools / University of the State of New York

by University of the State of New York - Education
 
We knew that the chances for the baby waxwing to survive were few. If we could
save the bird, we would. An old robin's nest was placed in a pasteboard box, ...
  
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Anonymous  #535294  Tue, 01 Jul 08 06:48 PM
Thanks for your help guys.
  
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