Housemade vs. homemade

[Theodor]

English Grammar Error, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #6 "The worse it will be", question 9

All thepastry that you can buy in this shop is particularly tasty because it's housemade.

(a) that
(b) buy
(c) tasty
(d) housemade

English Grammar Error, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #6 "The worse it will be", answer 9

All thepastry that you can buy in this shop is particularly tasty because it's homemade.

Correct entry: homemade
The error was: (d) housemade
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I haven't found any mistake yet. Please help me.

Theodor

[Alan]

Hi,

The error is housemade. The correct word is homemade suggesting that the food is cooked on the premises and is not manufactured.

Alan
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[Lost_Soul]

I just wanted to let you know that there is a misspelling and "thepastry" spells separately (the pastry)

[Helmey]

Hello Alan.

Would you please explain why in the sentence was written 'All the pastry' and not 'All the pastries' although the word 'All' refere to plural?

Thanks in advance.

[Alan]

Hi,

'All the pastry' is used to indicate a collective sense and not the individual pastries. In the same way that 'cake' can be used in a collectives way and reference can also be made to 'cakes'.

Alan
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[Helmey]

Thank you very much Alan for answering my question.