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01 Oct 2020, 15:32
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RIGHT: I have ONE CHANCE IN A THOUSAND OF WINNING tonight.
WRONG: I have ONE CHANCE IN A THOUSAND FOR WINNING tonight.
WRONG: I have ONE IN A THOUSAND CHANCES TO WIN tonight.
WRONG: I have ONE CHANCE IN A THOUSAND THAT I WILL WIN tonight.
WRONG: I have ONE CHANCE IN A THOUSAND FOR ME TO WIN tonight
Is this sentence wrong?
I have ONE CHANCE IN A THOUSAND TO WIN tonight.
WRONG: I have ONE CHANCE IN A THOUSAND FOR WINNING tonight.
WRONG: I have ONE IN A THOUSAND CHANCES TO WIN tonight.
WRONG: I have ONE CHANCE IN A THOUSAND THAT I WILL WIN tonight.
WRONG: I have ONE CHANCE IN A THOUSAND FOR ME TO WIN tonight
Is this sentence wrong?
I have ONE CHANCE IN A THOUSAND TO WIN tonight.
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03 Oct 2020, 20:46
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(Before I try to answer, here's some general advice)
This isn't something I've ever thought about. And it really isn't the type of thing that MBA aspirants need to be thinking about
The English language (any language) has too many such idioms. There would be no end to the number of idioms to learn. Worse, there doesn't seem to be any handy, readily available reference from which one can find out what exactly is standard and what isn't.
For the GMAT, focus on clear rules and on meaning. Learn just a short list of idioms that the GMAT tests often.
Now to your question:
"Chance of doing something" and "chance to do something" are both acceptable, but not exactly interchangeable.
Use "chance of doing something" when "chance" means possibility or likelihood
Use "chance to do something" when "chance" means opportunity
So it's "opportunity to do something" and "likelihood of something"
So your sentence (I have ONE CHANCE IN A THOUSAND TO WIN tonight) would not be ok.
"I have a chance in a thousand of winning tonight" is better, but even this doesn't 'sound' good.
"I have a one in a thousand chance of winning tonight" sounds ok, but even this can be improved.
And we could go on and on...
This is a task for a copy-editor
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