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Rotter Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Open and close

1. You can open the door.

2. You can close the door.

3.The door is opened.
4.The door is closed.

5.The new building was opened in 2001.

I am not sure whether the last 3 sentences are correct.
  

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Rotter I am not sure whether the last 3 sentences are correct. They are fine. Also, as a variant of 3, The door is open .

— CalifJim

  • Rotter I am not sure whether the last 3 sentences are correct.
  • They are fine.
  • Also, as a variant of 3, The door is open .
  • CJ
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RotterI am not sure whether the last 3 sentences are correct.
They are fine. Also, as a variant of 3, The door is open.

CJ
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Thanks CalifJim

The door is open.
The door is opened.
So both of the above are fine.

Is the following fine?

I opened the door.

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Rotter The door is open.
The door is opened.
So both of the above are fine.

Yes. The first is most common when describing the door. The second one can be used that way too.

But the second one is also used to say that someone opens the door, describing the event of opening the door, thus: The door is opened at 7 eve
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Thanks CalifJim
Some years ago I learnt the word open is special when it comes to 'opening the door'.

You know these things better than me. So nothing special!
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I think to say 'the door is opened' is not perfect.
I have forgotten many things.
I accept what you teach me here.


Is the word 'opened' an adjective here?
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RotterIs the word 'opened' an adjective here?
It can be interpreted as an adjective or as a verb.

CJ
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