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Opportunity vs Possibility

📜Итак, совместными усилиями Merriam Webster, Grammarly и Cambridge Dictionary было установлено что

🤩An opportunity is a set of circumstances or a moment in time that presents a chance to do something or for something to happen, usually associated with a positive outcome or benefit.

Opportunity is most commonly followed by a verb in the to-infinitive form, or of + -ing form:

🤩I had the opportunity to go to university when I was younger but I didn’t. Now I wish I had gone.

🤩I’ve been waiting for an opportunity to talk to you privately. Are you free now?

🤩This walk provides the opportunity of seeing some beautiful countryside.

🤩A possibility is a thing that may happen or be the case; it encompasses various potential outcomes or scenarios that are not certain but can be conceived.

Possibility is normally followed by of + noun phrase or of + -ing form, or by a that-clause:

🤩The possibility that there is life on other planets in the universe has always inspired scientists.

🤩We can't ignore the possibility of having to postpone the event,

Also possibility is something that you can choose to do in a particular situation:

🤩Have you decided what to do?" "No, I'm still considering the various possibilities.

🤩One possibility is to hire more people, but we must first assess our budget constraints and the current workload.

Если вкратце, то opportunity - про удачное стечение обстоятельств для совершения чего то, а possibility - про потенциальную возможноcть того, что что то произойдет. Ну и синоним слова option.

Паттерны в которых эти слова используются тоже не всё одинаковые - of +ing с обоими можно, а вот to-infinitive только с opportunity. Зато у possibility есть that clause и of+ noun 🤯

Надо отметить, что и у носителей языка бывают трудности с употреблением этих двух слов, и скажем have a possibility, про которое Кембридж говорит, что такого не бывает, встречается в примерах из оригинальных источников в Ludwig, хоть и в ничтожно малом количестве.

🤩There is a possibility that you will come across a wrong use of one of these words even in an authentic source. It’s a great opportunity to apply your knowledge of the subtle nuances of vocabulary use.

P. S А вы знали что у Cambridge Dictionary есть раздел про слова которые легко перепутать? Easily confused words Cambridge
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Разбор квиза

Opportunity vs Possibility

📜Итак, совместными усилиями Merriam Webster, Grammarly и Cambridge Dictionary было установлено что

🤩An opportunity is a set of circumstances or a moment in time that presents a chance to do something or for something to happen, usually associated with a positive outcome or benefit.

Opportunity is most commonly followed by a verb in the to-infinitive form, or of + -ing form:

🤩I had the opportunity to go to university when I was younger but I didn’t. Now I wish I had gone.

🤩I’ve been waiting for an opportunity to talk to you privately. Are you free now?

🤩This walk provides the opportunity of seeing some beautiful countryside.

🤩A possibility is a thing that may happen or be the case; it encompasses various potential outcomes or scenarios that are not certain but can be conceived.

Possibility is normally followed by of + noun phrase or of + -ing form, or by a that-clause:

🤩The possibility that there is life on other planets in the universe has always inspired scientists.

🤩We can't ignore the possibility of having to postpone the event,

Also possibility is something that you can choose to do in a particular situation:

🤩Have you decided what to do?" "No, I'm still considering the various possibilities.

🤩One possibility is to hire more people, but we must first assess our budget constraints and the current workload.

Если вкратце, то opportunity - про удачное стечение обстоятельств для совершения чего то, а possibility - про потенциальную возможноcть того, что что то произойдет. Ну и синоним слова option.

Паттерны в которых эти слова используются тоже не всё одинаковые - of +ing с обоими можно, а вот to-infinitive только с opportunity. Зато у possibility есть that clause и of+ noun 🤯

Надо отметить, что и у носителей языка бывают трудности с употреблением этих двух слов, и скажем have a possibility, про которое Кембридж говорит, что такого не бывает, встречается в примерах из оригинальных источников в Ludwig, хоть и в ничтожно малом количестве.

🤩There is a possibility that you will come across a wrong use of one of these words even in an authentic source. It’s a great opportunity to apply your knowledge of the subtle nuances of vocabulary use.

P. S А вы знали что у Cambridge Dictionary есть раздел про слова которые легко перепутать? Easily confused words Cambridge

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