Question

1. A flower shop is a shop where people buy flowers.

2. A flower shop is a shop where people buy a flower.

3. A flower shop is a shop that people buy flowers.

4. A flower shop is a shop people buy flowers.

5. A flower shop is a shop people buy some flowers.
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#1 is correct. What about the others? In the exam, are they regarded as correct answers or not?

Answers

Marylyn
I think 2 is correct as well. But the others seem off.
Writeacher
Right. 1 and 2 are correct, but the others are not.

3 would be correct if you replace "that" with "in which" but 4 and 5 are simply run on sentences.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Run-on_sentence
rfvv
6. A flower shop is a shop where people buy the flower.
(What about this one? 'The' is used in this sentence before 'flower'.)

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