About English, in English.

Hi. So that you know, I'm from the US.


>i got a small doubt in English...since most of u r from the Americas and the Eu, i think you can help.
>
>1. possible
"Possible" means "can happen."


>2. probable
"Probable" means "likely to happen."

>
>ok, suppose u say that:
>Possibly, it is Mr.X who might win the race
>Probably, it is Mr.Y who might win the race

You wouldn't say that. "Possibly" and "probably" are never to be used along with the words "may," "might," "do," "does," "did," "could," or "would."

In English, saying the same thing twice in one sentence is grammatically incorrect. (That's called being "redundant.")

"Must" and "should" are also never used with "possibly" or "probably," because the sentence would make no logical sense.


The proper way to phrase your sentences is like this:

Mr. X probably will win the race.
Mr. Y possibly will win the race.
or
Mr. Z {may, might, can, could, would or should} win the race.

One should only use "should" if he means "probably," and only use "might" or "could" if one doubts that he will.

One can also put "probably" or "possibly" at the beginning of the sentence, as long as it is set off by a comma, but not at the end; sentences in English end only in nouns (people, places, things, or ideas), verbs (actions), or pronouns ("he," "she," "it," "you," "I," "they," "ye," "we," etc..).

"Will win" is one verb, and the two words that form it should never be separated. This goes for all verbs beginning with "to," "has," "have," "had," "may," "might," "must," "do," "does," "did," "can," "could," "will," "would," "shall," and "should."

I hope that answers your question, Lord Vimal!

-AJBlue98