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Slaven22 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

It doesn't need to be open or opened?

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00question is simple, do I write 00 It doesn't need to be open00 or 00 It doesn't need to be opened00?02br
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01font00It02font00 01font00doesn't02font00 makes infinitive of which word;phrase in this question? Is 01font00need to be02font00 a phrasal verb, so that 01font00doesn't02font00 makes verb 01font00open02font00 infinitive?02br
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0 Whew! 02br 00There are no phrasal verbs here. 02br 01i 00be02i 00 can act as a linking verb to a noun or adjective, so an adjective can follow.

— CalifJim

  • 0 Whew!
  • 02br 00There are no phrasal verbs here.
  • 02br 01i 00be02i 00 can act as a linking verb to a noun or adjective, so an adjective can follow.
  • (01i 00open02i 00) 02br 01i 00be02i 00 can also govern past participles of verbs to form passive constructions.
  • (01i 00opened02i 00)02br 00So either of your two sentences is possible.
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0 Whew! Go easy on the colors!02br
00There are no phrasal verbs here. 02br
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01i00It doesn't need02i00 forms the main clause.02br
01i00need02i00 governs infinitives, so an infinitive follows (01i00to be02i00).02br
01i00be02i00 can act as a linking verb to a
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