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[Entofsez]

There is a possibility to buy a lot of items (TVs, tables, doors, sinks...).
Can use it like this?

 

[tzfujimino]

There's a possibility of me/us buying a lot of items.

However, I don't think it's natural.
I think it sounds better to say "I/We might buy a lot of items".

 

[Eckaslike]

I would naturally use:

There is a possibility of buying a lot of items.

Or

There is a possibility of buying lots of items.

You can also contract "there is" to "there's" if you wish.

 

[Entofsez]

Actually, I am more interested in listing. Can I use it in brackets like this or it is incorrect?

 

[Eckaslike]

I would use a colon for a list of items rather than brackets.

"There is a possibility of buying a lot of items: TVs, tables, doors and sinks.".

http://www.bristol.ac.uk/arts/exercises/grammar/grammar_tutorial/page_04.htm

But note "that the clause that precedes the colon must make complete sense on its own".

 

[Entofsez]

But if with word "like" or "for example"? And if a list implies extension.
So with my first sentence like There is a possibility to buy a lot of items (like TVs, tables, doors, sinks...).
How can use it better? And if it is right or not!

 

[tzfujimino]

There's a possibility of buying a lot of items like TVs, tables, doors, sinks and so on.

I think the sentence above is OK.

(Edit)
Or There's a possibility of buying a lot of items―TVs, tables, doors, sinks and so on.

 

[Eckaslike]

You can also use such as instead of like in that sort of construction.

 

[MikeNewYork]

I think "such as" is better.

 

[Entofsez]

But my first sentence is fully incorrect or I can use it?
There is a possibility to buy a lot of items (TVs, tables, doors, sinks...).
And can I use it also as There is a possibility to buy a lot of items (like TVs, tables, doors, sinks...).?

 

[Entofsez]

Please, answer on my last question!

 

[emsr2d2]

But is my first sentence [STRIKE]is[/STRIKE] fully incorrect or can I [STRIKE]can[/STRIKE] use it?
There is a possibility to buy a lot of items (TVs, tables, doors, sinks...).
And can I use [STRIKE]it also as[/STRIKE] "There is a possibility to buy a lot of items (like TVs, tables, doors, sinks...)"?

Please, answer [STRIKE]on[/STRIKE] my last question!

I find "There is a possibility to ..." very unnatural regardless of what comes after it. However, several others in this thread seem to be happy with it so I will stick with it for you.

I wouldn't use "like" inside the brackets as you have done in your second example.

 

[Entofsez]

But maybe I can use it like There is a possibility to buy a lot of items (TVs, tables, doors, sinks, etc.) better?
Or how it is better?

 

[MikeNewYork]

As you were told before, I think it would be better with a colon.

 

[tzfujimino]

I find "There is a possibility to ..." very unnatural regardless of what comes after it. However, several others in this thread seem to be happy with it so I will stick with it for you.

It's the OP who wishes to use "There is a possibility to ..."
(Eckaslike and I suggested the "... possibility of ..." version.)

 

[Matthew Wai]

I would use 'It is possible to buy ...' instead, but I am not a teacher.