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Jassica 2202 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Burst open, Gape open
What is the rationale for using this structure?
Burst and open are used as a verb.
They put together to accentuate? or I thought there is a reason for that.
Burst and open are used as a verb.
They put together to accentuate? or I thought there is a reason for that.
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The word "open" is added to these verbs to make the meaning more emphatic. The meaning of these two combination verbs is very different. "
- The word "open" is added to these verbs to make the meaning more emphatic.
- The meaning of these two combination verbs is very different.
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The word "open" is added to these verbs to make the meaning more emphatic. The meaning of these two combination verbs is very different. "Burst open" means to explode outwards: "The door burst open (you couldn't say here, simply, the door burst)." "Gape open" means something is in a state of glaring openness: "The bad wound that he had received gaped open (gaped is possible here, but gaped o
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