his goal gave his team a one/four-point lead

[majid72]

Hello


Are the following sentences natural English?


- His goal gave his team a one/four-point lead
- Scoring a goal, He led his team.
- His team was advanced/topped/surpassed when he scored/made a goal.

Thank you

 

[Tarheel]

The first one is OK. For the second, try:

He led his team in goals scored.

For the third one, try:

His team went ahead when he scored a goal.

 

[Rover_KE]

majid, I have moved your thread to Ask a Teacher. It has nothing to do with English Idioms and Sayings.

You don't need a hyphen in one/four point lead.

 

[GoesStation]

You don't need a hyphen in one/four point lead.

I think majid was considering two possibilities, which do require a hyphen: a one-point lead or a ​four-point lead.

 

[Tarheel]

Don't they usually say "goals" in soccer (football), and not "points"? Also, the commentator would normally know how many goals one team was ahead of another by. Finally, it is definitely more significant to put your team ahead by one goal (breaking a tie) than to put your team ahead by four goals.

 

[Rover_KE]

They have points in the league table.