Is the sentence grammatically correct?
Is the following sentence grammatically correct?
Now the sports are no more about improving sportsman spirit and creating harmony among people, but about adopting aggressive strategies and ensuring victory at any cost.
Actually I am confused about the use of no more about ..., but about
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e. "no more about X, but about Y" means that the sports used to be about X but are now about Y. I find the sentence a little awkward to read, since I am expecting "the sports are no more ...
- e.
- "no more about X, but about Y" means that the sports used to be about X but are now about Y.
- I find the sentence a little awkward to read, since I am expecting "the sports are no more ...
- ", but it is not actually incorrect.
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"no more" means "no longer"; i.e. "no more about X, but about Y" means that the sports used to be about X but are now about Y.
I find the sentence a little awkward to read, since I am expecting "the sports are no more ... than ...", but it is not actually incorrect.
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