Likely, possible, probable口訣

Likely虛人，possible虛虛，probable一直虛

虛人虛虛一直虛

九十八十再九十

1. likely: 虛人：百分之九十可能

虛：虛主詞it / is/ like/ that

ex: It is likely that Michael is going to fail.

人：sb, sth/ is likely to/ v

ex:　Michael is likely to fail.

2. possible: 虛虛：百分之八十可能

虛：虛主詞it/ is/ possible/ that

ex: It is possible that Michael is going to fail.

虛：虛主詞it/ is possible for/ sb, sth/ to / v

ex:　It is possible for Michael to fail.

3. probable: 一直虛：百分之九十可能

一直虛：虛主詞 it/ is / probable/ that

ex: It is probable that Michael is going to fail.