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3
Only when it started to rain he noticed that he had left his raincoat somewhere.
Only when it started to rain did he notice that he had left his raincoat
somewhere.
See
Language Note at NOT
4
See
NOT ONLY
open
1
I got out of bed and opened the radio to listen to the news.
I got out of bed and turned/switched on the radio to listen to the news.
turn on/off
(or
switch on/off
) a light/radio/television (NOT
open/close
): ‘The children are not
allowed to turn on the television without permission.’
2
If anyone tried to open a new topic, she would immediately interrupt.
If anyone tried to introduce a new topic, she would immediately interrupt.
introduce
a (new) topic/subject/argument (NOT
open
): ‘You can’t introduce new material in the
last section of a report.’
opened
I couldn’t buy a newspaper because the shop wasn’t opened.
I couldn’t buy a newspaper because the shop wasn’t open.
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.’
operate
Have you heard what happened to the last patient he operated?
Have you heard what happened to the last patient he operated on?
My niece was recently operated for appendicitis.
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