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Is the article required or optional or wrong?The new version is now in (the) Ferrari dealer. Thanks.

CalifJim · Accepted Answer

Anonymous Is the article required or optional or wrong? The new version is now in (the) Ferrari dealer. Thanks.

It's required, but you need this: The new version is now at the Ferrari dealer's.

CJ

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CalifJim Anonymous Is the article required or optional or wrong? The new version is now in (the) Ferrari dealer. Thanks.It's required, but you need this: The new version is now at the Ferrari dealer's.CJ

Thanks a lot. Is it required because 'dealer' is a countable noun here?

Also, why did you use ''s' with dealer?

lastely, would it be also correct if I used 'dealership' instead of 'dealer's'?

AlpheccaStars · Answer

AnonymousAlso, why did you use ''s' with dealer?

It is possessive - the Ferrari dealer's (showroom).
The dealer is a person. The car is not in the person. It is in the showroom that the person owns.

AnonymousIs it required because 'dealer' is a countable noun here?

Because "showroom" is countable.

Anonymouslastely, would it be also correct if I used 'dealership' instead of 'dealer's'?

At the Ferrari dealerships.

Anonymous · Answer

Thanks a lot, AStars!

AlpheccaStarsIt is possessive - the Ferrari dealer's (showroom).

Do you mean by (showroom) that ‘the Ferrari dealer’s’ is the showroom or are we assuming that it is there and thus optional to write which is why you have it between brackets?

AlpheccaStarsBecause "showroom" is countable.

Again, are we assuming that the ‘dealer’s’ is followed by ‘showroom’?

I can see why ‘showroom’ is countable because we can have more than one, which would require the use of ‘showrooms’. Right?

AlpheccaStarsAt the Ferrari dealerships.

Can’t I use the singular ‘dealership’ to indicate its availably at one dealership only?

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AlpheccaStars AnonymousAlso, why did you use ''s' with dealer?It is possessive - the Ferrari dealer's (showroom).The dealer is a person. The car is not in the person. It is in the showroom that the person owns.AnonymousIs it required because 'dealer' is a countable noun here?Because "showroom" is countable.Anonymouslastely, would it be also correct if I used 'dealership' instead of 'dealer's'?At the Ferrari dealerships.

Hi AStars, would you please answers my questions in the previous post.

AlpheccaStars · Answer

AnonymousAgain, are we assuming that the ‘dealer’s’ is followed by ‘showroom’?

Yes. Examples:
I have an appointment at the doctor's. (office is assumed)
I am going over to my sister's. (house is assumed)
He is at the dentist's. (office is assumed)

AnonymousI can see why ‘showroom’ is countable because we can have more than one, which would require the use of ‘showrooms’. Right?

No.
He is in the store. (one store, even though there may be hundreds in the city.)

AnonymousCan’t I use the singular ‘dealership’ to indicate its availably at one dealership only?

You can, but usually car manufacturers send their latest models to all their dealerships, not just one.
The dealers who didn't get the latest model when others did would be very unhappy.

AlpheccaStars · Answer

AnonymousHi AStars, would you please answers my questions in the previous post.

Would you please be a bit patient? I don't get paid for answering your posts, or anybody else's, for that matter..

Anonymous · Answer

AlpheccaStarsYes. Examples:I have an appointment at the doctor's. (office is assumed)I am going over to my sister's. (house is assumed)He is at the dentist's. (office is assumed)

Thanks a lot. This explains it.

AlpheccaStarsI can see why ‘showroom’ is countable because we can have more than one, which would require the use of ‘showrooms’. Right?No. He is in the store. (one store, even though there may be hundreds in the city.)

Sorry for the confusion. I just meant to show the ‘showroom’ is countable as you have mentioned previously, and in its plural form it would be ‘showrooms’ (e.g. two showrooms). Am I right?

I did not mean that ‘showrooms’ was required in the sentence. Is that why you said “No”?

AlpheccaStarsYou can, but usually car manufacturers send their latest models to all their dealerships, not just one. The dealers who didn't get the latest model when others did would be very unhappy.

Got it!

And sorry for sending you a follow up message. I thought you forgot about this post, as I am sure you have many other more important stuff. Thanks a lot again for all your help!

AlpheccaStars · Answer

AnonymousSorry for the confusion. I just meant to show the ‘showroom’ is countable as you have mentioned previously, and in its plural form it would be ‘showrooms’ (e.g. two showrooms). Am I right?

Yes. Showroom is countable.

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AlpheccaStars AnonymousSorry for the confusion. I just meant to show the ‘showroom’ is countable as you have mentioned previously, and in its plural form it would be ‘showrooms’ (e.g. two showrooms). Am I right?Yes. Showroom is countable.

Great. So did you say "No'" in one of the previous posts because you thought that I meant that 'showrooms' was required in the sentence we were discussing, because my message was not clear there?

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