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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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what does this sentence mean
My car was broken into. Does it mean somebody broke the windows and other parts of the car?
What about this one,
My car was broken.
What's the difference in meaning between the two sentences above?
What about this one,
My car was broken.
What's the difference in meaning between the two sentences above?
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'My car was broken into' means somebody broke one or more windows and probably stole something from it. We don't say 'My car was broken'. We do say 'My car broke down'.
- 'My car was broken into' means somebody broke one or more windows and probably stole something from it.
- We don't say 'My car was broken'.
- We do say 'My car broke down'.
- It means 'My car was undriveable because of a mechanical fault'.
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'My car was broken into' means somebody broke one or more windows and probably stole something from it.
We don't say 'My car was broken'.
We do say 'My car broke down'. It means 'My car was undriveable because of a mechanical fault'.
We don't say 'My car was broken'.
We do say 'My car broke down'. It means 'My car was undriveable because of a mechanical fault'.
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