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Grapepark Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

"The door opened" and "The door was opened" and "The door got opened"

Can anyone explain about the diffrence between the mentioned phrases?
  

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The door opened. - There is no hint of someone or something that did the opening. Perhaps it opened by itself.

  • The door opened.
  • - There is no hint of someone or something that did the opening.
  • Perhaps it opened by itself.
  • eg: The door opened and in came m my long-lost cousin.
  • - Someone opened the door.
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The door opened. - There is no hint of someone or something that did the opening. Perhaps it opened by itself.
eg: The door opened and in came m my long-lost cousin.

The door was opened.- Someone opened the door.

The door got open. - This is supernatural. There is an important mystery or puzzle here.
eg.
The dog got out. - He jumped the fence.
I got my hair cut.

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