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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

I saw the store open

When we say "I saw the store open" we mean that we saw the store when it was opening. Can the sentence also mean that we saw the store in the open condition if we use "open" as an objective complement ?
  

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Short answer: yes. Better sentences: I was there when the store opened; I saw that the store was open.

  • Short answer: yes.
  • Better sentences: I was there when the store opened; I saw that the store was open.
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Short answer: yes.

Better sentences: I was there when the store opened; I saw that the store was open.

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