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jays



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 9:57 am    Post subject: sport / sports Reply with quote
Are both in the parentheses in the following sentence correct?
----- the following -------------
What kind of (sport/sports) do you like?
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 8:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
No. It would be all right this way, in writing only:

What kind of sport(s) do you like?


In the US, we usually refer to sports, not sport, as they do in the UK, so it would be more natural to say and write:

What kinds of sports do you like?
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