Question

How do you spend your money?
- I spend my money on _______.

1. novel books, poem books, essay books
2. novels, poems, essays.

(In the blank, which ones are suitable, #1 or #2? Thank you.)

Answer 1

#2 because novels are books

Answer 2

2 is correct; 1 is not.

A couple of alternatives for #1, however, are these, but they're awkward:

... books of poems.
... books of essays.

Answer 3

# 2 is better.

It would be better to say:

I spend my money on books which include novels, poems, and essays.

Answer 4

Thank you.
What about storybooks, science books, or history books?

1. I spent my money on story.
2. I spent my money on storybooks.

(Which one do I have to use?)

Answer 5

In this case, #2 is correct.

There are different types of books, of course. Collections that have stories, poems, drama, etc., in them are called anthologies.

Science and history books are usually (but not always) textbooks.