Grammar fix
a realistic prospect
genuine likelihood
a real and reasonable chance that something will happen, rather than just a hope or remote possibility.
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
There's a realistic prospect of getting promoted if you keep working this hard.
In my opinion, with the current job market, there's a realistic prospect that graduates will find employment within a few months of finishing university.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: There's a realistic prospect to win.
Say: There's a realistic prospect of winning.
'A prospect OF doing', not 'to do'.
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
'Genuinely attainable and realistic' repeats itself; 'a realistic prospect' says it once.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
a realistic prospect of
- of
- no
- any
- becomes