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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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grammar confusion

Please can you clarify why we say

The shops are OPEN- and The shops were OPEN ( NOT OPENED)

BUT

The shops are CLOSED and The shop were CLOSED
  

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Anonymous Please can you clarify why we say The shops are OPEN- and The shops were OPEN ( NOT OPENED) BUT The shops are CLOSED and The shop s were CLOSED The shops are/were OPEN. ) The shops are/were CLOSED. )

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  • Anonymous Please can you clarify why we say The shops are OPEN- and The shops were OPEN ( NOT OPENED) BUT The shops are CLOSED and The shop s were CLOSED The shops are/were OPEN.
  • ) The shops are/were CLOSED.
  • )
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Anonymous
Please can you clarify why we say

The shops are OPEN- and The shops were OPEN ( NOT OPENED)

BUT

The shops are CLOSED and The shops were CLOSED

The shops are/were OPEN. (Open here is used as an adjective.)

The shops are/were CLOSED. (Closed
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