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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Broke

English is not my first language so please patient.

If I was speaking about a stick of rock in two peieces. Do it say it is broke or it is broken and why is it that way>?

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It is broken. "Break" is an irregular verb. "

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It is broken.

"Break" is an irregular verb.
The past is "broke"
The past participle (3rd part) is "broken."

There are some dialects (non-standard) where some speakers will use "broke" instead of "broken."
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AnonymousIf I was speaking about a stick of rock in two pieces, do it I say "it is broke" or "it is broken" and why? is it that way>?
Note that "broke" as an adjective usually means having no money.
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