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CLOSE OR CLOSED
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nesquichek
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CLOSE OR CLOSED
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Hello to
everyone!
I need your
pieces of advice to the following topic:
The adjectives
close and past participle closed have the same meaning. So there�s
a question: why do we use past participle in the sentence: The shop is closed but not The shop
is close.
Thanks in advance!
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3 Aug 2012
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sasuna
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simply because closed is an adjective in this sentence
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3 Aug 2012
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MoodyMoody
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Close as an adjective has a different meaning from closed, past participle used as an adjective. They are not synonyms. Close means near, as in the proverb "Keep your friends close and your enemies closer." Closed means not open.
You can actually use either adjective in your sentence, but the meanings are different.
The shop is close. We can walk there in five minutes.
The shop is closed. We will have to come back tomorrow at 9:30 when it opens. |
3 Aug 2012
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nesquichek
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Thank �s a lot for your answers!!! |
3 Aug 2012
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agreeniefrog
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Question..
Please close your books. ( the books are not open)
So in this case close is a verb I would guess.
I think that is how the orginal person got them to mean
the same thing. What do you think? |
3 Aug 2012
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