Sorry to bother you, I saw in a textbook this sentence:
"The shops are open 24 hours."
Why not are opened - isn´t this a passive?
Miriam
Hi Miriam,
The confusion here is because 'open' is both an adjective and a verb.
In the sentence above the adjective is used. To use the verb 'open' would be difficult because opening something is usually a single action: "The shops are opened at 9am" (meaning that someone opens the shops at 9am).
I hope this answers your
Why not are opened - isn´t this a passive?
Miriam
Hi Miriam,
The confusion here is because 'open' is both an adjective and a verb.
In the sentence above the adjective is used. To use the verb 'open' would be difficult because opening something is usually a single action: "The shops are opened at 9am" (meaning that someone opens the shops at 9am).
I hope this answers your
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