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Grammar and Linguistics > Quite confused over these few words
Quite confused over these few words
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liewsusfah
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Quite confused over these few words
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1) The office will be closed at 5:00 pm. 2) The office will be open at 8:00 am.
Why not we say : 3) The office will be opened at 8.00 am.
4) All the members will be welcome at the meeting.
Why not we say:
5) All the members will be welcomed at the meeting.
My question is: Why (3) and (5) are wrong ? Or are they acceptable in a way?? |
20 Dec 2012
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yanogator
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Open, closed and welcome are adjectives here, not past participles, so these are not passive constructions. Your #5 has a different meaning. It says that someone will be welcoming the members in some way. #4 says that none of the members will be turned away from the meaning. #2 says that the office will be available for business at 8:00. #3 says that the process of unlocking the office to make it available for business will happen at 8:00. So, your #3 and #5 are correct, but do not have the same meaning as #2 and #4. I hope this is clear enough for you. Bruce |
20 Dec 2012
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