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the door can't be opened

beefy man

China

Here is a sentence I overheard some day:”The door can’t be opened having no keys.” But I think the sentence is incorrect.
“The clothse hadn’t been washed following the instruction. “This sentence is correct, I think.
Am I right? Thanks for your response.

06:45 AM Sep 17 2008 |

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beefy man

China

Hello. Is anybody here?

05:12 AM Sep 18 2008 |

tiffintime

tiffintime

Sri Lanka

The door can't be opened without a key.

The door can only be opened with a/its key.

The correct spelling is "clothes". The sentence seems acceptable depending on the context (like the reader understanding what's meant by "the instruction"). 

 

05:31 AM Sep 18 2008 |

beefy man

China

~~ thanks lot tiffintime

11:26 AM Sep 18 2008 |

beefy man

China

hi Mystery:

thank you very much. 

 But "The clothes hadn't be washed following the instruction"

is picked out from a very authentic english book NEW CONCEPT ENGLISH

 

09:39 AM Oct 13 2008 |