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Hanuman_2000 Posted 22 years ago
Grammar

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Sir,

1.By the time I reached school, the gate was started.

2.By the time I reached school, the gate had started.

3.By the time I reached school, the gate had been started.

Which one is correct?

Thanks.
  

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Sir, opposite of "shapeless"= "shape" or shapy '' noiseless=noise,noisy,noiseful '' errect= bend,lie thanks.

— Hanuman_2000

  • Sir, opposite of "shapeless"= "shape" or shapy '' noiseless=noise,noisy,noiseful '' errect= bend,lie thanks.
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Sir,

opposite of "shapeless"= "shape" or shapy
'' noiseless=noise,noisy,noiseful
'' errect= bend,lie


thanks.
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Sir,

1.By the time I reached school, the gate was closed. (

2.By the time I reached school, the gate had closed.

3.By the time I reached school, the gate had been closed.

Which one is correct?

Thanks.
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Uh, you have different questions in two different posts on this thread, so I'll have to take them one at a time, Hanuman.

(1) and (3) are certainly correct. (1) indicates the discovered condition of the gate, while (3) indicates the action previous to arrival. (2) is also correct if the gate has a mechanism to close itself; this would then also indicate the action previous to arrival.
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. . . and now these antonyms:

shapeless / shapely

noiseless / noisy

erect / supine, prone, flaccid, detumescent
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