sports competitions or sport competitions

[tulipflower]

Why is the phrase 'sport competitions' not acceptable? Is there any grammatical error if we use sport as a singular noun before the word competition?

 

[emsr2d2]

Why is the phrase 'sport competitions' not acceptable? Is there any grammatical error if we Is it wrong to use sport as a singular noun before the word competition?

Who told you it isn't acceptable? Please give us a complete sentence containing the phrase so we can tell you whether we'd use the phrase or use something else.

 

[tulipflower]

Who told you it isn't acceptable? Please give us a complete sentence containing the phrase so we can tell you whether we'd use the phrase or use something else.

I looked up the word 'activity' in Longman Dictionary. I found this:
Don’t say ‘make an activity’. Say take part in an activity or be involved in an activity.Don’t say ‘sport activity’. Say sports activity.

 

[emsr2d2]

You didn't ask us about collocations with the word "activity". You asked us specifically about the collocation of "sport" and "sports" with "competition".

 

[tulipflower]

You didn't ask us about collocations with the word "activity". You asked us specifically about the collocation of "sport" and "sports" with "competition".

I made a mistake. I am really sorry. Now I'll change my question.

I made a mistake. I am really sorry. Now I'll change my question.

I made a mistake. I am really sorry. Now i'll ask my question another way. Why is it wrong to use sport as a singular noun before the word activity?

 

[Rover_KE]

It's not colloquial.

If you want to sound like a native English-speaker, don't use it.