Force open
What is the grammatical role of "open" in the sentence below:
They went to the next gate, forced open a security door, and ran toward the plane.
Is open the base form of the verb or it is an adjective?
Was it correct to also say
They went to the next gate, forced a security door open.
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anonymous What is the grammatical role of "open" in the sentence below: It's called a resultative. As a result of forcing, the security door became open. They went to the next gate, forced open a security door, and ran toward the plane.
- anonymous What is the grammatical role of "open" in the sentence below: It's called a resultative.
- As a result of forcing, the security door became open.
- They went to the next gate, forced open a security door, and ran toward the plane.
- Is open the base form of the verb No.
- or it is an adjective?
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anonymousWhat is the grammatical role of "open" in the sentence below:
It's called a resultative. As a result of forcing, the security door became open.
They went to the next gate, forced open a security door, and ran toward the plane.
Is open the base form of the verb
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