It will likely blah!

Posted by Pak Guru on March 25th, 2016 | 0 comments | collocation, IELTS, Part 3, speaking, Task 1, Task 2, vocabulary, writing

Population is indeed growing, but after 2050 it will likely to decline slightly.

Another collocation problem. Use one of the following instead and never mind why. Just do it.

• Population is indeed growing, but after 2050 it is likely to decline slightly.
• Population is indeed growing, but after 2050 it will most likely decline slightly.

And make sure you complete the structure with a verb:

• s.th. / s.o. + is likely to + V1
• s.th. / s.o. will most likely + V1