The word "open" an adjective or adverb..
What word class does the word "open" belong to in the phrase "tugged the door open"?
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The classification of this usage is a little controversial as there are arguments for both adjective and adverb. I'd call it an adjective because I hear it as a form of "tugged the door until it was open". In some systems of analysis "open" (in the given context) is called an object-oriented secondary predicate.
- The classification of this usage is a little controversial as there are arguments for both adjective and adverb.
- I'd call it an adjective because I hear it as a form of "tugged the door until it was open".
- In some systems of analysis "open" (in the given context) is called an object-oriented secondary predicate.
- CJ
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The classification of this usage is a little controversial as there are arguments for both adjective and adverb.
I'd call it an adjective because I hear it as a form of "tugged the door until it was open".
In some systems of analysis "open" (in the given context) is called an object-oriented secondary predicate.
CJ
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