[Vocabulary] I want alternative to 'They want to replace the garden with a factory'

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Hello everyone,

I would like to know alternatives to "They want to replace the garden with a huge factory."
 

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"They want to replace the garden with a small factory."
 

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I would like to know alternatives to "They want to replace the garden with a huge factory."

Why do you want to know this?

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Hello everyone,

I would like to know alternatives to "They want to replace the garden with a huge factory."

I want to replace all factories with huge gardens.
 

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Well, this phrase has been repeated a lot in the summaries of the exams in my past paper. And i can't change it although I must because I must use my own words If I can't change what is written, what should I do? Anyway,
If I get high marks in English, I will buy a chocolate factory only for you all! :-D
 
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They propose building a factory where the garden is now.
 

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Okay, in seriousness, I know that a "garden" has a different meaning in the US than in the UK, but is a "garden" ever big enough to have a factory plop down on it? A park, I understand. Do you use "a garden" to mean what we call "a park"?
 

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In BrE, many houses have 'a garden' in which the residents may grow flowers and/or vegetables and have a lawn. In suburban areas, each house may have a front and a back garden, but we generally refer to them as such, not as two gardens. A mansion or stately home may have 'gardens' (just a much bigger thing - 'gardens' are a singular piece of land). In some towns there are public gardens (once again each being a singular piece of land, often named after the benefactor who donated them). These are like small parks, with trees, bushes and flower beds. Then we have Kew Gardens.

Generally speaking, it would not be possible to build a huge factory on the site of a former garden (singular).
 
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