a new study shows that sports are their favorite activities,为什么sports前用that

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a new study shows that sports are their favorite activities,为什么sports前用that
而不是复数形式those呢?我们后天就期中考了!

这个要看that是指什么,这里的that 是指 sports are their favorite activities这件事,而不是指sports期中考试咋样?