Open can describe an unclosed object or a place available for people to use.
The idea
Use open after be: the shop is open. It can also come before a noun: an open book. A place that is not open is closed.
Examples
- The window is open.
- The shop is open today.
- Please leave the door open.
- Is the library open on Sunday?
- I see an open book on the table.
- The shop was closed yesterday but is open now.
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Open can be an adjective describing a state or a verb describing an action: the door is open; open the door.
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The window is not closed. Choose the adjective. The window is not shut; it is ___. (open / closed)
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open
Open describes the state of the window.
The shop is serving customers. Choose the adjective. The shop is serving customers; it is ___. (open / closed)
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open
Open indicates the shop is available to customers.
The shop is not open. Choose the adjective. The shop is not open today; it is ___. (closed / open)
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closed
Closed describes the opposite state in this context.
Practice round
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The window is not closed. Choose the adjective. The window is not shut; it is ___. (open / closed)
The shop is serving customers. Choose the adjective. The shop is serving customers; it is ___. (open / closed)
The shop is not open. Choose the adjective. The shop is not open today; it is ___. (closed / open)
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