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Kingston123 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Which sentence should I use?

I have some confusion between intransitive verb and adjective. For instance,

My hands break. (intransitive verb)

or

My hands are broken.(adjective)

Which sentence should I use?

  

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kingston123 Which sentence should I use? First you have to start with a better sentence. These vases break when thrown on the floor.

— CalifJim

  • kingston123 Which sentence should I use?
  • First you have to start with a better sentence.
  • These vases break when thrown on the floor.
  • (This always happens.
  • ) These vases are broken.
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kingston123Which sentence should I use?

First you have to start with a better sentence.

These vases break when thrown on the floor. (This always happens. It's like a rule of nature.)
These vases are broken. (The vases are in pieces. Nothing is said about how they got that way.)

Choose the sentence that says what you mean.

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