Open page 20

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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  1. Open page 20 of your books.
    1a. Open your books to page 20.
  2. All the crossing points on the border have been closed.
    2a. All the crossing points on the border have been shut.
  3. Raman, your wedding date was fixed?
    3a. Raman, your marriage got fixed?
  4. Don’t make the office out of order.
    4a. Don’t leave the office in a mess.
  5. First and foremost we need some food to eat.
    5a. First and foremost we need some food for eating.
    Please correct the pairs.
    Thanks.
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    • not correct. You can open a book, you cannot open a page.
      1a - OK

2a - both acceptable but ‘closed’ is better.

3 - probably the wrong tense when placed in context (should be present tense) but otherwise okay.
3a - incorrect

4 - incorrect
4a - OK

5 - OK
5a - incorrect unless you are specifying the difference between wanting food for eating and wanting food for some other purpose! (e.g. We need some food for eating and some food for throwing around during the food fight.)