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Some nouns look plural, but they take
a singular verb, like "gymnastics."
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Rhythmic gymnastics is fun to watch.
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Astrophysics is fascinating.
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These nouns refer to a whole activity or subject.
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"Olympics" also ends with -ics, but
in American English, we tend to use a
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plural verb. I think it's because we know
we're referring to the the Olympic Games.
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Some people might choose to think of "Olympics" as
a collective noun, as a single event, so they'll
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use a singular verb. Personally, I use the plural
verb with "Olympics." I think almost always.
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This year the Olympics are in Paris.
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The official website says, "The Olympics
are where the world comes to compete,
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feel inspired, and be together."
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How would you describe the Olympics?
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