Timeline for It is easy/likely for children to be addicted to video games
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| May 17, 2022 at 23:57 | comment | added | joy2020 | @RonaldSole This is very interesting. I googled and found another teacher caution against It is likely for in this webpage. usingenglish.com/forum/threads/… However, I also found ludwig.guru/s/it+is+likely+for with sentences like "it is likely for abuses of power to occur." from The Guardian. | |
| May 17, 2022 at 23:43 | vote | accept | joy2020 | ||
| May 17, 2022 at 17:25 | answer | added | swmcdonnell | timeline score: 1 | |
| May 17, 2022 at 15:28 | comment | added | Ronald Sole | The construction: It is likely for..... is a most unlikely way to start sentences such as those above. The idiomatic construction would be: Accidents are likely to happen / Children are likely to become. This is not true, however, for sentences starting: It is easy.... You might well hear:: **It is easy for someone to get through your window."" | |
| May 17, 2022 at 14:41 | comment | added | Kate Bunting | Easy doesn't have to describe things you are trying to do. It can refer to accidents that can readily happen if a person is not taking care. | |
| May 17, 2022 at 14:00 | comment | added | stangdon | Either word sounds wrong with "...for children to be addicted", because to be describes a state. The sentence would be more fluent with "... become addicted." | |
| May 17, 2022 at 13:44 | history | edited | joy2020 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| May 17, 2022 at 13:36 | history | asked | joy2020 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |