首先确定一个问题:competition 是否为不可数名词?下面一句中的 competition 就不可数吧:There is a lot of competition between schools to attract students.
1. competition 指竞争、角逐等行为时,是个抽象名词,不可数。你的例句当中的 competition 就是这个用法。2. competition 作“比赛;竞赛”解时,是可数名词,有数的变化。如:a boxing competition 一场拳击比赛