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.')
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.)
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.
In this discussion, the question is about the correctness of different sentences describing a flower shop. Based on the opinions of the people in the conversation, I can provide you with the explanations.
1. "A flower shop is a shop where people buy flowers."
According to the conversation, this sentence is considered correct.
2. "A flower shop is a shop where people buy a flower."
This sentence is also considered correct, according to the opinions in the conversation. However, it should be noted that this sentence implies that people buy one specific flower at a time, rather than multiple flowers.
3. "A flower shop is a shop that people buy flowers."
This sentence is not considered correct. In order to make it correct, you would need to replace "that" with "in which”. Therefore, the corrected sentence would be: "A flower shop is a shop in which people buy flowers."
4. "A flower shop is a shop people buy flowers."
This sentence is not considered correct. It is considered a run-on sentence, meaning it does not have appropriate punctuation or conjunction.
5. "A flower shop is a shop people buy some flowers."
Similar to sentence 4, this sentence is also a run-on sentence. It lacks appropriate punctuation or conjunction.
6. "A flower shop is a shop where people buy the flower."
Regarding this additional sentence you provided, the opinion of the individuals in the conversation is not clear. However, it should be noted that using "the flower" in this context implies a specific flower, rather than flowers in general. It may not accurately describe the concept of a flower shop where various types of flowers are sold.
To answer your question about generic use, sentence 1 ("A flower shop is a shop where people buy flowers") uses the plural form "flowers," which implies a general concept of buying multiple flowers.
Sentence 2 ("A flower shop is a shop where people buy a flower") uses the singular form "a flower," which implies the purchase of a single flower.