Question

Posted by rfvv on Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at 7:27am.



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? •English - Marylyn, Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at 8:34am
I think 2 is correct as well. But the others seem off.

•English - Writeacher, Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at 8:41am
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.


•English - rfvv, Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at 3:28pm

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

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

(Are they in generic use in both #1 and #2? I mean ' a flower' and 'flowers.')

Answer 1

2-2. A flower shop is a shop where people buy the flower.
(Is it grammatical? Is 'the flower' is used in generic use? I mean: Can we use 'a flower,' 'the flower,' 'flowers' here? Are they all in generic use? I think the plural form is commonly used, though.)

Answer 2

2-2 is not correct. Grammatically, it's OK, but it doesn't make good sense.

And yes, you're last sentence is right. Unless you go to a flower shop and buy only one gardenia or one orchid or one flower of any kind, you should use the plural form.