What is the difference between possibility and probability?
Possibility is when there is a chance that something may happen or be true while probability is the likelihood of something happening or being true:
Example:
"Until yesterday, the project was just a possibility, but now it has become a real probability."
It is likely that it will happen.
Expressing Possibility
- My grandmother may travel alone.
- May be she will make the trip alone.
- Perhaps she will visit London.
- Possibly, she will go by plane.
- It's possible that someone will meet her at the airport.
- She might buy some presents for the family before she goes.
- I suppose she might spend a lot of money on the presents.
- There's a chance she'll like the city.
- She will take an umbrella as it could rain heavily there..
Expressing impossibility
- No, it's impossible to repair that old Chevrolet.
- Even a good mechanic can't possibly fix it.
- We may not be able to travel by car.
- There's no chance my father repairs it tomorrow.
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