It's quite strange that the man sleeps with his mouth closed and his eyes open.

[Son Ho]

"It's quite strange that the man sleeps with his mouth CLOSED and his eyes OPEN."

I came across the sentence on the internet which didn't make sense. I din't understand why they used " closed" as a past participle and "open" as an bare infinitive. Could someone tell me what functions they are in the sentence and please explain it to me. Thank in advance.:-D

 

[bhaisahab]

What, in your opinion, is the opposite of "open"?

 

[emsr2d2]

Are you aware that "closed" and "open" can function as something other than forms of a verb?

 

[Son Ho]

Are you aware that "closed" and "open" can function as something other than forms of a verb?

Do you mean they are adjectives in the context?

 

[tedmc]

Yes, they are adjectives to describe the state of the mouth.

 

[emsr2d2]

Yes, "closed" is an adjective describing the mouth and "open" is an adjective describing the eyes.

 

[Son Ho]

Thank a lot.

 

[emsr2d2]

Thanks a lot.

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