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Bartleby
9-3-11, 4:28am
Grammer question

Which is correct?

Sports are good for society.
Sports is good for society.

B
KayLR
9-3-11, 11:36am
my vote is for "are."
goldensmom
9-3-11, 12:02pm
'Sports', referring to more than one sport, is plural so it is 'sports are'.
Kestrel
9-3-11, 4:54pm
Ok, is it "grammer" or "grammar" .... hmmmmm ...... I spell it grammar ... :-D

And yeah, "sports are". Unless you say something like: "sports" is the word used to mean athletic competitions" ... then you use "is".
Kestrel
9-3-11, 4:56pm
And I don't know if sports are good for society or not, but I like to watch football and baseball ... GO BSU BRONCOS tonight against Georgia!
Mrs-M
9-3-11, 5:41pm
You're looking at a complete and total grammar failure here, but I just had to check in, because the most pleasant smile took control of me when I seen that I'm not the only one who does battle with the Mr. Grammar. :)
Kestrel
9-3-11, 11:50pm
And I don't know if sports are good for society or not, but I like to watch football and baseball ... GO BSU BRONCOS tonight against Georgia!

YAY YAY YAY BSU 35, Georgia 21 !!!!! Here we go ... !
redfox
9-4-11, 1:55am
"Sports" is plural, so "sports are" is correct!
Bartleby
9-4-11, 3:50am
Thanks all. I think it is not so simple. I found a source saying that "sports" as a category of activity is a non-countable noun, so would take the singular verb form.

I guess either could be correct depending on how you look at it.
Bastelmutti
9-4-11, 9:45am
I think the British would say "sport is" and US would say "sports are." (But correct me if I'm wrong - I am American, but have worked with Brits/Irish for a long time.)