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Jerry Chen
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 Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 3:09 pm Post subject: Need help from English native speakers |
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Hello,
As the sentence says, " His heart was broken into pieces." Is "broken" an adjective here? Is it OK to say," His heart broke into pieces"? Thanks for your help!! |
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IanT
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Here, broken is a past participle.
You could change the passive "was broken" to the active "broke".
It would change the meaning slightly, taking away the idea of someone else being responsible.
Hope helps,
Ian
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