Which verb should be used?

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Diners have to till 2 p.m. before the restaurant opens/is opened for business.

Which verb should I use? I believe it should be 'is opened'.

Many thanks.

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Either one is acceptable usage.

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a better sentence would be:

Diners have to wait until 2 p.m. for the restaurant to open for business.

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Region Philbis wrote:

a better sentence would be:

Diners have to wait until 2 p.m. for the restaurant to open for business.

An even better sentence would be: "The restaurant opens at 2:00 p.m. So quit banging on the doors trying to get in before then, you freakin' morons!"

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Yeah, and then you would turn back to your co-workers and say "Do you believe these people?"

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Hi guys

Thanks for your replies.

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oh you're welcome, glad I could help!

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Personally, i would say that a restaurant "opened for business" when it first welcomed customers.

The Hungry Hawg opened for business on January 24th 1989.

The Hungry Hawg opens at 8 PM every night.

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Contrex is right.

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Hi Contrex and Mc Tag

Just to confirm that the verb should be 'is opened'.

Diners have to till 2 p.m. before the restaurant is opened for business.

Sorry for asking the same question twice.

Many thanks to both of you.

Best wishes

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Nope, not "is opened." It's "is open for business."

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Or simply, "until the restaurant opens".

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contrex wrote:

Personally, i would say that a restaurant "opened for business" when it first welcomed customers.

The Hungry Hawg opened for business on January 24th 1989.

The Hungry Hawg opens at 8 PM every night.

My apologies for not having read your answer properly, and asking what you've clearly stated.