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dragon feeders
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I'd appreciate it if someone would answer my question. Thanks in advance.

Are the following 3 sentences the same in meaning?

A: The door was closed, and we could not enter the room.

B: The door being closed, we could not enter the room.

C: The door closed, we could not enter the room.
Rachel, Moderator
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Yes, they are the same. The all show that as a result of the closed door, we could not enter the room.

The first one could also be this:

  • The door was closed, so (that) we could not enter the room.
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    I'm wondering, though, Dragon feeders: Is 'closed' the verb you want, or do you want 'locked'? A closed door can be opened, but a locked door can't be.
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    dragon feeders
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    －－You are right. Sorry. I miswrote. "locked" is correct. Thank you.
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