slaven22  +  498840 Thu, 10 Apr 08 08:25 AM Hi, question is simple, do I write  It doesn't need to be open or  It doesn't need to be opened?  It doesn't makes infinitive of which word;phrase in this question? Is need to be a phrasal verb, so that doesn't makes verb open infinitive?   All the best slaven22 Joined on Thu, Apr 10 2008 New Member 03 Verbs, Phrasal Verbs

	CalifJim  +  498841 Thu, 10 Apr 08 08:39 AM  Whew!  Go easy on the colors! There are no phrasal verbs here. It doesn't need forms the main clause. need governs infinitives, so an infinitive follows (to be). be can act as a linking verb to a noun or adjective, so an adjective can follow.  (open)  be can also govern past participles of verbs to form passive constructions.  (opened) So either of your two sentences is possible.  It doesn't need to be open. =  There is no need for it to be in the state of being open.  (You can close it if you wish.) It doesn't need to be opened.  =  There is no need for someone to open it.  (It can remain closed if you wish.)  CJ    CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,447 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche Verbs, Constructions, Clauses, Nouns, Phrasal Verbs