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inevitable open (verb) vs. inevitably open



 
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inevitable open (verb) vs. inevitably open Fri Jun 13, 2008 9:26 am  inevitable open (verb) vs. inevitably open
 

Hello,

I saw the sentence below on the web:

Opportunity will inevitable open up for me.

At first, I thought it's grammatically wrong: Inevitable, an adjective, cannot modify 'open', an verb, in this sentence. But one of my acquaintances, an English teacher, said there's no problem in the sentence. Why is it possible? He didn't give me enough explanation. Is there anything special on the verb 'open'? How about 'inevitably' instead of 'inevitable'? I'm looking forward to your answer.

Thank you in advance,
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inevitable open (verb) vs. inevitably open Fri Jun 13, 2008 19:48 pm  inevitable open (verb) vs. inevitably open
 

Hello SP,

I can't myself see a possible meaning with "inevitable". I would take it as a mistake for "inevitably".

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inevitable open (verb) vs. inevitably open Fri Jun 13, 2008 20:02 pm  inevitable open (verb) vs. inevitably open
 

Hi SP

I agree with MrP. To me, the use of 'inevitable' in that sentence seems to be a simple mistake -- possibly just a typo. Your suggestion that it should be 'inevitably' is perfect.
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inevitable open (verb) vs. inevitably open Sat Jun 14, 2008 1:26 am  inevitable open (verb) vs. inevitably open
 

Thank you for your kind answers, MrP and Yankee! I'll have to argue with the English teacher on this. Smile
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