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Angliholic

#445857 Sat, 24 Nov 07 05:01 PM

Playing tennis is her favorite sport/s.

I presume sports is the right word in the above sample, but in truth "sport' is used instead. That confuses me a lot. Could you tell me why it's sport instead of sports in the above? Thanks.

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Clive

#445863 Sat, 24 Nov 07 05:18 PM

Hi,

Playing tennis is her favorite sport/s.

I presume sports is the right word in the above sample, but in truth "sport' is used instead. That confuses me a lot. Could you tell me why it's sport instead of sports in the above?

Say 'sport' when you are talking about one specific activity. eg

Tennis is her favourite sport. Baseball and soccer are his favourite sports.

With regard to your example, say it this way. Playing tennis is her favorite activity/pastime. Tennis is her favourite sport.

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Angliholic

#445865 Sat, 24 Nov 07 05:30 PM

Clive wrote:

Hi,

Playing tennis is her favorite sport/s.

I presume sports is the right word in the above sample, but in truth "sport' is used instead. That confuses me a lot. Could you tell me why it's sport instead of sports in the above?

Say 'sport' when you are talking about one specific activity. eg

Tennis is her favourite sport. Baseball and soccer are his favourite sports.

With regard to your example, say it this way. Playing tennis is her favorite activity/pastime. Tennis is her favourite sport.

Clive

Thanks, Clive, for the correction.

I think your suggestions make more sense than the original.

But I still don't know why it's sport instead of sports. What are the differences between these two words? How to use them right?

Angliholic

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Yoong Liat

#445888 Sat, 24 Nov 07 06:45 PM

Hi Angliholic

But I still don't know why it's sport instead of sports. What are the differences between these two words? How to use them right?

I don't understand why you think it should be Tennis is her favourite sports.

Yoong Liat

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Clive

#445895 Sat, 24 Nov 07 06:59 PM

Hi,

Tennis is one sport.

One sport. Two sports. Three sports.

As an additional note, when we are speaking very generally of 'all sports', ie 'sporting activity in general', we can say either

She enjoys sport or She enjoys sports.

Clive

CalifJim

#445899 Sat, 24 Nov 07 07:12 PM

Angliholic,

Do you, by chance, think that tennis is plural because of the s on the end?
It's singular.

Jim

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Maple

#445901 Sat, 24 Nov 07 07:37 PM

Were you, by any chance, thinking about phrases like water sports and winter sports, which are plural because they are collectives of sports of a same kind?

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Angliholic

#445963 Sun, 25 Nov 07 12:43 AM

Maple wrote:

Were you, by any chance, thinking about phrases like water sports and winter sports, which are plural because they are collectives of sports of a same kind?

Thanks, my dear and helpful friends.

Yes, it's because sports is the word that appears often such as sports wears, sports meeting, sports shops.