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shut it close vs shut it closed

Both phrases are not correct. The correct phrase is "shut it." Adding "close" or "closed" after "shut it" is unnecessary and grammatically incorrect.

Last updated: March 19, 2024 • 4736 views

shut it close

This phrase is not correct in English.

The correct phrase is simply "shut it."
  • The Window was open, and I, who was an invalid and afraid of the Air in the night <blowing upon me>, shut it close. Oh! says Franklin dont shut the Window.
  • And with that he walked over to the door and shut it close, to prevent any of them going out, for the poor young girl, while crying loudly from fright and pain, had ...
  • I look up to see my window was opened, I got up and quickly shut it close. "But I can look at you". This part always gets to me. She slowly got closer and closer, ...
  • Aug 20, 2014 ... “The Window was open, and I, who was an invalid and afraid of the Air in the night (blowing upon me), shut it close,” Adams wrote in his ...

shut it closed

This phrase is not correct in English.

The correct phrase is simply "shut it."
  • ... next to it, and he told me they had shut it closed years ago. He's the man who told me about the former Port Authority bus station down the street (so thanks!).
  • Apr 24, 2015 ... Kevin Orzan, McDonald's chief financial officer, said underperforming branches would be shut. It closed 220 restaurants in the first three months ...
  • Dec 10, 2012 ... It takes more than a light flick to whip it open or shut it closed. Once opened, you can see the 2.375-inch screen. Oddly, there's a thin black ...
  • The battery door of a camera can easily be detached or misplaced when the user forgets to shut it closed. When the battery door is missing, the battery can ...

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