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.)
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.')
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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.
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.