Sport or sports, art or arts
I read some books and I saw the words such as "a sports team, a sports event"..., and I don't know why the word "sports" is used there, and not "sport". I have the same question as for the word "art" via "arts"
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In the UK, the plural form of sport is sport
In the USA the plural form is sports
Art
the use of the imagination to express ideas or feelings, particularly in painting, drawing or sculpture
The arts
Art, music, theatre, literature, etc. when grouped together
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A sports team means that one (or more) of many kinds of sports may be played. If you identify which sport is played, you would call it a basketball team (singular), a football team or a volleyball team. The team probably plays only one sport, but if you don't name the sport, it is a team that plays sports (plural).
I hope this helps.
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