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Open Shop I Buy Newspaper Opened Describe Action

Idx 2003
Keyword open
Sub Entry Number 2
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence I couldn't buy a newspaper because the shop wasn't opened.
Correct Sentence I couldn't buy a newspaper because the shop wasn't open.
Cloze Error Sentence I couldn't buy a newspaper because the shop wasn't [[opened]].
Cloze Sentence I couldn't buy a newspaper because the shop wasn't [[open]].
Cloze Answer open
Choices open | opened
Explanation

Use opened to describe an action and open to describe a state. Compare: 'The shop was opened at 8 a.m. and stayed open until 6 p.m.'

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