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Sanctum Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
What's the difference
Hi
What's the difference between these two sentences? do they have different meanings?
1.The window broke.
2.The window got broken.
thank you.
What's the difference between these two sentences? do they have different meanings?
1.The window broke.
2.The window got broken.
thank you.
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Sanctum What's the difference between these two sentences? The window got broken. They are about the same, but the first hints at something more static in nature, more non-agentive.
- Sanctum What's the difference between these two sentences?
- The window got broken.
- They are about the same, but the first hints at something more static in nature, more non-agentive.
- In isolation the sentence gives the impression that nobody broke the window.
- The window broke because of too much cold, or because of a hail storm, perhaps.
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SanctumWhat's the difference between these two sentences? do they have different meanings?1.The window broke.2.The window got broken.They are about the same, but the first hints at something more static in nature, more non-agentive. In isolation the sentence gives the impression that nobody broke the window. The window broke because of too much cold, or bec
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