Nov. 9, 2021
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Which one is correct? What is the difference between these two?
1. They walked to the sport shop.
2. They walked to the sports shop.
'Sport' here is noun because there isn't adjective of it in the dictionary. So, I don't understand, why is 'sports', not sport'?
2. They walked to the sports shop.
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I would say it is sports with the s as it is plural. It is a shop selling goods for many sports. This is also a thing where there will be regional dialect differences, so you might hear both being used. I think gramatically it is a noun modifier, a noun modifying another noun.
Nov. 20, 2021
Thank you for your help!. You mean, "sports shop or sports center" sell lots of kind of different sports. "Sport shop" can sell only one kind of sport?
Nov. 20, 2021
If the shop only sold one type of sporting goods, I would probably call it by the type of sport it supplied for. "swim shop" or "bike shop". If you say sports shop I think of a shop that sells goods for lots of different sports, and sports centre is a place where there are pitches and courts for different sports to be played.
2. They walked to the sports shop.
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"sports" can actually be used as an adjective! Anything related to athletic ability uses the adjective "sports", so that's the correct option in this scenario. Let me know if you have a question!
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Help me to understand English! ☘️ |
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Which one is correct? |
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What is the difference between these two? |
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1. They walked to the sport shop. |
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2. They walked to the sports shop. This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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'Sport' here is noun because there isn't adjective of it in the dictionary. |
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So, I don't understand, why is 'sports', not sport'? |
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