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I s it correct to say 'I have got the chance to win the competition or I have got the chance of winning the competition'?
I s it correct to say 'I have got the chance to win the competition or I have got the chance of winning the competition'?
Informally, you could say "I've got the chance to win the competition."
or "I've got the chance of winning the competition."
Normally, you wouldn't expand "I've got". Additionally, I've got simply means I have in informal AmEnglish.
In formal situations, you could say "I have the chance to win the competition."
or "I have the chance of winning the competition."
Hope that helps.
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I would use the "a" instead of "the".
I have a chance to win the competition.
I have a chance of winning the competition.
I'm not sure if this is entirely natural, but it sounds much better to me.
That's how I would say it. It sounds more natural.
I don't know anybody that would say "the chance" because it sounds like there is only one chance total. While "a chance" implies many.
Thus, the only way to state this if you only have one chance to do something is to use "the chance", not "a chance".
This is not correct for this context. You say a chance of winning. You have one chance and I have another, but there will only be one winner. You use the chance/opportunity for something that is an offer (the chance/opportunity to work for them) and not for a possibility in a competition.