Taichimaster  +  406733 Mon, 20 Aug 07 10:52 AM 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? Taichimaster Joined on Sun, Aug 19 2007 New Member 36

	Feebs11  +  406755 Mon, 20 Aug 07 12:43 PM 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. Feebs11 Joined on Thu, Nov 23 2006 UK Veteran Member 5,015 Verbs, Nouns, Grammar

	Taichimaster  +  406761 Mon, 20 Aug 07 01:04 PM 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? Taichimaster Nouns

	Feebs11  +  406982 Mon, 20 Aug 07 09:06 PM  Taichimaster wrote: 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? 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" which limits the sports to those played in the school. Having looked again at your first posting, I think your confusion may be the plural "sports" used in the dictionary example. This is a general term. At an athletics meeting, you will have more than one sport. "Sports" can be regarded as a portmanteau word covering a number of activities. Does this help at all? Feebs11 Nouns, Plurals

	Taichimaster  +  407340 Tue, 21 Aug 07 04:25 PM 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 today."? Is it grammatically correct? Thank you. Taichimaster Universities

	Clive  +  407431 Tue, 21 Aug 07 06:50 PM 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. You can't just say 'school sports' when you are talking of an event. Say something like 'The school sports event is happening today'. Schools often have an annual event called 'sports day'. Today is sports day at my school.' Best wishes, Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,594 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo Universities