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Anonymous  +  488764 Fri, 14 Mar 08 07:08 AM

Thegate was open or opened?
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Mister Micawber  +  488767 Fri, 14 Mar 08 07:16 AM
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Both are possible, but you probably want 'open', which expresses the condition of the gate.  'Opened' expresses the action.
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Yoong Liat  +  488783 Fri, 14 Mar 08 08:59 AM

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Thegate was open or opened?

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The gate was open means that it was not closed.

I opened the gate this morning means that the gate was opened by me this morning.
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Anonymous, 1 yr 252 days ago

What about this one?

 

As soon as the gate was open/opened, the crowd rushed in.

Ruslana  +  488824 Fri, 14 Mar 08 11:18 AM
As soon as the gate was opened, the crowd rushed in.
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Yoong Liat, 1 yr 252 days ago

Anonymous
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What about this one?

As soon as the gate was open/opened, the crowd rushed in.

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As soon as the gate was opened (by somebody), the crowd rushed in.
Anonymous, 1 yr 75 days ago
If "open" expresses the condition and "opened" expresses the action, why can't that be applied to close/closed?



The gate is close.

The gate is closed (by someone).


Any idea why?
Mister Micawber  +  563626 Mon, 08 Sep 08 05:30 AM
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Historical accident, and probably not easily traced out, but the adjective evidently came first in the case of 'open'-- thereby precluding the -ed adjective, while 'closed' appeared in the more usual way.
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Yoong Liat, 1 yr 74 days ago

Anonymous
“If "open" expresses the condition and "opened" expresses the action, why can't that be applied to close/closed?



The gate is close. NOT CORRECT. (The gate is closed. = The gate is not open.)
The gate is closed (by someone). (Fine. The word 'closed' is used as a verb.)


Any idea why?
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