ESL General English Grammar Questions

ESL General English Grammar Questionshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/EslGeneralEnglishGrammar-Questions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here. <font color=red>DO NOT post paragraphs and compositions here. Post them in our <a href="http://www.englishforums.com/English/EssayReportCompositionWriting/Forum9.htm"><b>Essay, Report and Composition Writing Forum</b></a>.</font>enXMOD (Build: 3614.32638)Re: There's as much chance of .. as there ishttp://www.englishforums.com/English/TheresChanceIs/gnzgw/post.htm#566577Sun, 24 May 2009 06:59:20 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:566577Liveinjapan0http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheresChanceIs/gnzgw/post.htm#566577http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-566577.xmlIt's very interesting! Thanks, Clive and Avangi.Re: There's as much chance of .. as there ishttp://www.englishforums.com/English/TheresChanceIs/gnzgw/post.htm#566566Sat, 24 Jan 2009 07:59:20 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:566566Avangi1http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheresChanceIs/gnzgw/post.htm#566566http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-566566.xmlmust it be a chance ? Hi, I should think the "a" would be optional, but I can't prove it. It seems like "chance" can be a scalar quantity or a countable. How much chance is there that I can win this race? (quantity) I'd give you one chance in a hundred. (countable) Maybe "about as much chance" is a fixed expression. At a lower register, we sometimes say, "about as much of a chance ," which complicates matters even more. Anyway, my ear is okay with "there's as much chance of A as there is chance of B . Best wishes, - A.Re: There's as much chance of .. as there ishttp://www.englishforums.com/English/TheresChanceIs/gnzgw/post.htm#566552Tue, 24 Feb 2009 07:59:20 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:566552Clive2http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheresChanceIs/gnzgw/post.htm#566552http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-566552.xmlHi, Yes. You are contrasting two chances. CliveThere's as much chance of .. as there ishttp://www.englishforums.com/English/TheresChanceIs/gnzgw/post.htmTue, 24 Feb 2009 07:59:20 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:566550Liveinjapan3http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheresChanceIs/gnzgw/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-566550.xmlI think there’s about as much chance of that happening as there is of the moon turning purple. If you put words before of the moon turning .. ., must it be a chance ? Thanks