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Taichimaster Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary
sports
The third explanation of the word "sport" in Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary is "sports [ pl ] meeting for athletic competitions".
So,should we say "one school sports is ..." & "two school sports are ..." when we mention the number of these kinds of meeting?
Also,the Oxford mentions that "sports" is an attributive word,but Longman Dictionary of Comtemporary English mentions that "sports" is an adjective.
Are they the same?
So,should we say "one school sports is ..." & "two school sports are ..." when we mention the number of these kinds of meeting?
Also,the Oxford mentions that "sports" is an attributive word,but Longman Dictionary of Comtemporary English mentions that "sports" is an adjective.
Are they the same?
Top answer
A sports field is a place where sports are played. A sports teacher is a teacher who teaches sports. Attributive word = Grammar.
- A sports field is a place where sports are played.
- A sports teacher is a teacher who teaches sports.
- Attributive word = Grammar.
- Of or pertaining to an adjective or noun that is directly adjacent to, in English usually preceding, the noun it modifies, without any intervening linking verb, as the adjective sunny in a sunny day or the noun television in a television screen.
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A sports field is a place where sports are played.
A sports teacher is a teacher who teaches sports.
Attributive word = Grammar. Of or pertaining to an adjective or noun that is directly adjacent to, in English usually preceding, the noun it modifies, without any intervening linking verb, as the adjective sunny in a sunny day or the noun television in
A sports teacher is a teacher who teaches sports.
Attributive word = Grammar. Of or pertaining to an adjective or noun that is directly adjacent to, in English usually preceding, the noun it modifies, without any intervening linking verb, as the adjective sunny in a sunny day or the noun television in
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If "the school sports" the Oxford Dictionary mentions is correct,how could we mention 1 & more than 1 of that athletic meeting?
Is "sports" a noun or an adjective?
Is "sports" a noun or an adjective?
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TaichimasterIf "the school sports" the Oxford Dictionary mentions is correct,how could we mention 1 & more than 1 of that athletic meeting?I am sorry, I am not sure I understand what you are asking. In the Oxford Dictionary phrase "sports" is a noun, qualified by "school" wh
Is "sports" a noun or an adjective?
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Thanks for your help.
I am sorry,because I am not a native English speaker,my question may make you confused and I may not raise the question precisely.
I mean that if I want to mention ,for example ,"The school sports is open today." & "The inter-university sports is open today." together ,can I say "The school and inter-university sports are open today." & "The two sports are open
I am sorry,because I am not a native English speaker,my question may make you confused and I may not raise the question precisely.
I mean that if I want to mention ,for example ,"The school sports is open today." & "The inter-university sports is open today." together ,can I say "The school and inter-university sports are open today." & "The two sports are open
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Hi,
I mean that if I want to mention ,for example ,"The school sports is open today." & "The inter-university sports is open today." together ,can I say "The school and inter-university sports are open today." & "The two sports are open today."?
I don't think your understanding here is correct.
I mean that if I want to mention ,for example ,"The school sports is open today." & "The inter-university sports is open today." together ,can I say "The school and inter-university sports are open today." & "The two sports are open today."?
I don't think your understanding here is correct.
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