"The" juice is the most expensive "drink" (in the shop).

[sitifan]

Which drink is the most expensive in the shop?
The juice is the most expensive drink (in the shop).
[Hanlin English Workbook 4, page 9]
Is the word "the" obligatory or optional?
Is the word "drink" obligatory or optional?

 

[Tarheel]

We would usually use "drink" only once. For example: "Which drink is the most expensive one in the shop?" or "Which one is the most expensive drink in the shop!?"

Q: Which is the most expensive drink in the shop?
A: The juice.

 

[jutfrank]

Is the word "the" obligatory or optional?

It seems to me that this sentence could have been written specifically as an example of use of the definite article.

What's the point of this sentence? Is it something to do with grammar, or vocabulary, or something else? Can you post a screenshot of the page?

 

[sitifan]

We would usually use "drink" only once. For example: "Which drink is the most expensive one in the shop?" or "Which one is the most expensive drink in the shop!?"

Q: Which is the most expensive drink in the shop?
A: The juice.

Sorry. I made a type. The correct quotation is as follows:
Which drink is the most expensive in the shop?
The juice is the most expensive drink (in the shop).
[Hanlin English Workbook 4, page 9]

 

[jutfrank]

You've made a mistake with the link there, sitifan.

 

[sitifan]

You've made a mistake with the link there, sitifan.

Sorry. Please see page 11 of the pdf below (page 9 of the workbook).
https://website.hle.com.tw/market/jr/教材/教材樣書/翰林國中英語八下習作.pdf

 

[jutfrank]

Okay, thanks, I see now. Yes, the word the is necessary.

 

[sitifan]

Okay, thanks, I see now. Yes, the word the is necessary.

Which drink is the most expensive in the shop?
The juice is the most expensive drink (in the shop).
Is the word "drink" obligatory or optional?

 

[jutfrank]

Which is the most expensive drink in the shop?
Which drink is the most expensive in the shop?

Both of those are fine.

The juice is the most expensive.
The juice is the most expensive drink.
The juice is the most expensive drink in the shop.

The question writer wants the children to practise writing complete sentences, so the latter of these responses is better for this exercise.

 

[tedmc]

Doesn't "the juice" have a name, or is it understood by everyone? It doesn't sound natural to me.

 

[Barque]

The sentence sounds odd to me too. It's as if the shop sells just one sort of juice and it's already been talked about earlier.

 

[jutfrank]

Doesn't "the juice" have a name, or is it understood by everyone? It doesn't sound natural to me.

The sentence sounds odd to me too. It's as if the shop sells just one sort of juice and it's already been talked about earlier.

If you look at the exercise, there's a picture of three (highly-pixelated!) different drinks, one of which you have to refer to. Each drink has a price label above it.

 

[Tarheel]

Sorry. I made a type. The correct quotation is as follows:
Which drink is the most expensive in the shop?
The juice is the most expensive drink (in the shop).
[Hanlin English Workbook 4, page 9]

That's not really a typo. It's an error, but not a typo.

 

[emsr2d2]

I made a type typo.