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Believer Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
sport and sports
Hi,
Lately I am seeing a lot of sentences with the words "sport" and "sports" and want to ask you for the reason why a person would choose to use the one and not the other. I thought the plural form of sport is sports
(Is he asking this assuming that the person who will answer the following questions will mention several sports?)
Which sports do you like?
Which sports are fun to play?
Which sports are in the Olympics?
Lately I am seeing a lot of sentences with the words "sport" and "sports" and want to ask you for the reason why a person would choose to use the one and not the other. I thought the plural form of sport is sports
(Is he asking this assuming that the person who will answer the following questions will mention several sports?)
Which sports do you like?
Which sports are fun to play?
Which sports are in the Olympics?
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I'm not sure of the full extent of your enquiry, Believer, but as for Which sports do you like? , What sport is your favorite?
- I'm not sure of the full extent of your enquiry, Believer, but as for Which sports do you like?
- , What sport is your favorite?
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I'm not sure of the full extent of your enquiry, Believer, but as for Which sports do you like?, I agree that the speaker expects a response of more than one sport; otherwise, the question would be, e.g., What sport is your favorite?
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In British English 'sport' is the general term and is an uncountable noun.
For example: (1) He is not interested in sport. (2) There is too much sport on television. (3) She excels at sport.
If it refers to particular types of sport, the term 'sport/s' (a countable noun) is used.
For example: (1) Bobby's sport
For example: (1) He is not interested in sport. (2) There is too much sport on television. (3) She excels at sport.
If it refers to particular types of sport, the term 'sport/s' (a countable noun) is used.
For example: (1) Bobby's sport
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sport
noun
[C ] game
Football, cricket and hockey are all team sports.
I enjoy winter sports like skiing and skating.
sports
adjective
relating to sport:
sports equipment.
It's the school sports day on Monday.
She excels a
noun
[C ] game
Football, cricket and hockey are all team sports.
I enjoy winter sports like skiing and skating.
sports
adjective
relating to sport:
sports equipment.
It's the school sports day on Monday.
She excels a
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Hi Inchoateknowledge
According to the Collins Cobuild English Dictionary for Advanced Learners, if someone excels in something or excels at it, they are very good at it. Therefore, 'excel in' and 'excel at' are both correct.
According to the Collins Cobuild English Dictionary for Advanced Learners, if someone excels in something or excels at it, they are very good at it. Therefore, 'excel in' and 'excel at' are both correct.
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