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Jigneshbharati Posted 9 years ago
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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?

  

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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?

  • 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?
  • 'cuts'.
  • He cuts open the wolf.
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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.

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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).

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