2006-09-25 07:48:56 · 4 answers · asked by Butterfly 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
Open is both an adjective and a verb. Close is just a verb; closed is the adjectival form of the verb.
2006-09-25 07:56:23 · answer #1 · answered by Mama Gretch 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"open" is a verb and an adjective, and being an adjective you can use it to describe the condition of a door.
"close" is a verb but exactly the same word, as an adjective, has an entirely different meaning, ie close = near.
So to avoid confusion we need a different adjectival form of the verb "to close", hence the 'door is closed'.
2006-09-26 00:40:05 · answer #2 · answered by Palamino 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the term OPEN is both used as a verb in both past and present tenses.
2006-09-25 08:13:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The door is SHUT.
2006-09-25 07:51:28 · answer #4 · answered by DMBthatsme 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋