Assertion: soft shell clam's shell | /r/HasProperty | open
Facets:
value: due to the flexible ligament
type: CAUSE
value: slightly
type: DEGREE
value: in the garbage
type: LOCATION
value: wide
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: If a shell is open, gently tap on it.
text: Once the muscles holding the top of the shell closed are severed with the clam knife, the shell can be opened and the clam separated from the bottom shell for serving.
text: If shells are open, tap them, and if they respond by closing their shells, they are alive and good to eat.
text: If it is dead, the shell will be wide open and it will have a bad odor.
text: If a shell is slightly open, tap it lightly.
text: After cooking: shells should be open, toss those that aren’t in the garbage.
text: When the shells are opened folds of the mantle extend in from either margin to meet and close off the interior.
text: Due to the flexible ligament, the shell can be opened or closed.
text: This arrangement allows the shell to be opened and closed without the two halves detaching.