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Honeytonguedharpy Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Sport or sports
I'm having some trouble with the words sport and sports. For example, in the following line, which one should it be?
(describing a line of products)
... makers of accessories and apparel for sports and travel.
Within this same write up, was a blurb that says:
Sport and Travel Systems
(describing a line of products)
... makers of accessories and apparel for sports and travel.
Within this same write up, was a blurb that says:
Sport and Travel Systems
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Often, either is OK. In the cases you present: ... -- Good; suggests many sports.
- Often, either is OK.
- In the cases you present: ...
- -- Good; suggests many sports.
- Sport and Travel Systems -- Here singular (or uncountable) because it is an adjective– but ' sports ' could also have been used.
- Although we usually use the singular when a noun becomes an adjective ( shoestore, train station, etc), it is not a universal rule, and sports is an irregular exception: sports club, sport shirt .
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Often, either is OK. In the cases you present:
... makers of accessories and apparel for sports and travel.-- Good; suggests many sports.
Sport and Travel Systems-- Here singular (or uncountable) because it is an adjective– but 'sports' could also have been used.
Although we usually use the singular when a noun becomes an adjective (
... makers of accessories and apparel for sports and travel.-- Good; suggests many sports.
Sport and Travel Systems-- Here singular (or uncountable) because it is an adjective– but 'sports' could also have been used.
Although we usually use the singular when a noun becomes an adjective (
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