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Hotmale Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

Teams sports vs team sports

Hi,

Can you please tell me why "team" is used in its plural form, not singular? I was told by my teachers that if a noun acts like an adjective, the singular form is needed.

"The N.F.L. is a behemoth, the N.B.A. pounds its chest and Major League Baseball enjoys an inheritance, but the W.N.B.A. — the most successful women’s teams sports league in American history — continues to fly under the radar even as it prepares for its 16th finals this week."

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Hotmale women’s teams sports league I think it's teams because it takes more than one team to make a league. All in all, this is an unusual structure. It could have been team , but that might have made the reader think of "team sports", and that might have suggested a different parsing.

— CalifJim

  • Hotmale women’s teams sports league I think it's teams because it takes more than one team to make a league.
  • All in all, this is an unusual structure.
  • It could have been team , but that might have made the reader think of "team sports", and that might have suggested a different parsing.
  • ) The league is composed of teams of women who play sports.
  • ) The league is composed of women who play team sports.
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Hotmalewomen’s teams sports league
I think it's teams because it takes more than one team to make a league. All in all, this is an unusual structure. It could have been team, but that might have made the reader think of "team sports", and that might have suggested a different parsing.

women's teams | sports league (This meaning is int
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I see the difference. Thank you a lot! Emotion: smile
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