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Vincent Teo Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

tug-of -war

Can I say,

(a) A tug of war is a sport and exciting game.
(b) The tug of war is an event on Sport Day.
(c) There was a tug-of-war on the sports event.
(d) The tug-of-war is a / the sport event.
(f) We have tug-of-war in event of the sport.
  

Top answer

Hi, First, a couple of comments. A tug-of-war is an event. You might call it a sport, but some people would say it is not organized and popular enough to be called a real sport.

— Clive

  • Hi, First, a couple of comments.
  • A tug-of-war is an event.
  • You might call it a sport, but some people would say it is not organized and popular enough to be called a real sport.
  • The adjective from 'sport' is 'sports', eg a sports event.
  • I've tried to change your sentences into something that sounds like a natural thing to say.
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Hi,

First, a couple of comments. A tug-of-war is an event. You might call it a sport, but some people would say it is not organized and popular enough to be called a real sport.

The adjective from 'sport' is 'sports', eg a sports event.

I've tried to change your sentences into something that sounds like a natural thing to say.

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Can I say,



  1. Tug of war is a good event.



  2. A tug of war is an event on / in (the) Sport Day.



  3. They have a tug of war in / for / of the event.



  4. We hold tug of war of event every year.


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Hi,

Can I say,



  1. Tug of war is a good event.



  2. A tug of war is an event on / in (the) Sport Day.



  3. They have a tug of war in / for / of the event.



  4. We hold tug of
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