much or many sport

Status
Not open for further replies.

Soleil

Junior Member
Joined
Oct 27, 2022
Member Type
Interested in Language
Native Language
French
Home Country
France
Current Location
France
Hello!
I am stuck with the phrase: " She does MUCH or MANY sport as swimming, running, playing volleyball".
Could you clarify it, please.
 

5jj

Moderator
Staff member
Joined
Oct 14, 2010
Member Type
English Teacher
Native Language
British English
Home Country
Czech Republic
Current Location
Czech Republic
... such as swimming, running, and playing volleyball.
 

jutfrank

VIP Member
Joined
Mar 5, 2014
Member Type
English Teacher
Native Language
English
Home Country
England
Current Location
England
She does lots of sports, such as swimming, running, and playing volleyball.
 

Tarheel

VIP Member
Joined
Jun 16, 2014
Member Type
Interested in Language
Native Language
American English
Home Country
United States
Current Location
United States
Hello!
I am stuck with the phrase: " She does MUCH or MANY sports such as swimming, running, playing volleyball".
I'm not sure what you mean by "stuck with" there. Also, for sports we usually use "play". For example, " I play basketball. "

I wouldn't consider swimming a sport unless it's done competitively. (The same for running.)
 

Soleil

Junior Member
Joined
Oct 27, 2022
Member Type
Interested in Language
Native Language
French
Home Country
France
Current Location
France
I'm not sure what you mean by "stuck with" there. Also, for sports we usually use "play". For example, " I play basketball. "

I wouldn't consider swimming a sport unless it's done competitively. (The same for running.)
Thank you for your response.

Using “stuck with”, I meant "I was blocked", I didn’t know which word to choose, if the word “sport” was countable or uncountable in this case. Was I wrong to use “stuck with” in this context?
 

emsr2d2

Moderator
Staff member
Joined
Jul 28, 2009
Member Type
English Teacher
Native Language
British English
Home Country
UK
Current Location
UK
Yes, "stuck with" was the wrong choice. If you're stuck with something it means you have it but you don't want it or you wish you didn't have it. You can be "stuck on" a question in a test.

Helen: How are you getting on with your homework?
George: Not too bad, but I'm completely stuck on question 10.

In your context, I'd just say "I'm confused about/I don't know whether I should use sport or sports in the following sentence".
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Top