My favorite line in this book comes after the woodcutter cuts the wolf open and Granny comes out, book in hand. “
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What is the grammatical form and function of the word "open" here?
What part in the sentence does "open" modify here?
Jigneshbharati What is the grammatical form and function of the word "open" here? It's an adverb. Jigneshbharati What part in the sentence does "open" modify here?
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JigneshbharatiWhat is the grammatical form and function of the word "open" here?
It's an adverb.
JigneshbharatiWhat part in the sentence does "open" modify here?
'cuts'. He cuts open the wolf.
My favorite line in this book comes after the woodcutter cuts the wolf open and Granny comes out, book in hand.
I'd say that cuts the wolf open is a complex-transitive verb phrase with "the wolf" as object and the adjective "open" an optional object complement (not a modifier).