close/shut

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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  1. She shut/closed herself away in her room to work on her novel.
  2. The store closes/shuts at 7.
  3. They shut/closed her in her bedroom.
  4. I can’t open this closed/shut door.
  5. I heard his bedroom door shut/closed.
  6. He was locked/closed in a cell.
  7. BBC 2 closes/shuts down at 12:45 tonight.
  8. Don’t forget to (shut off)/close the water supply.
  9. All the crossing points on the border have been closed/shut.
  10. Our special offer closes/shuts on June 3.
  11. Bidding for the contract will close/shut on Friday.
  12. The dollar closed/shut at 64p against the pound.
  13. I shut/closed my finger in the back door yesterday and it still hurts.
    Please correct the above. Can I use ‘close’ and ‘shut’ interchangeably?
    Thanks.
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        1. ‘close(d)’ would not be used in that context.
          5 ‘close’, not ‘closed’.
      1. ‘Shut(s)’ would not be used there.
  3. should be ‘caught my finger’. Alternatively, “I shut/closed the back door on my finger…”
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Beeesneees,

  1. The door was shut when I returned home.
  2. The door was closed when I returned home.
    Are these two OK?
    Please comment. Thanks.
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yes

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Beeesneees,
“I heard his bedroom door close.”
In this sentence is ‘close’ used as an adjective?
Why do we not use ‘closed’ as an adjective here?
Please explain. Thanks.

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The door closed.
The door closed behind me.
The door closed tight.
but
I heard the door close.
I saw the door close.
I felt the door close.