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It is a phrasal verb. Both parts broken and in go together as if they were one word. The base verb is break in.
Break in has the meaning of:
1. to enter a building to steal something -- The theives broke in and stole the money.
2. to interupt a conversation -- Excuse me can I break in here and make a comment?
3. to tame an animal -- The horse has been broken in now.
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What is the verb in this sentence 'The detector was broken by the curious child'?
The verb is 'was broken'. It is the 3rd person singular past passive of the verb 'to break'.
What is the verb phrase in The air conditioner is broken in my car?
The verb phrase in the sentence "The air conditioner is broken in my car" is "is broken." This phrase consists of the auxiliary verb "is" and the past participle "broken," which together indicate the state of the air conditioner.
is it had broken or had broke?
The correct phrase is "had broken." "Broken" is the past participle of the verb "to break," which is used with the auxiliary verb "had" to form the past perfect tense. "Broke" is the simple past form of the verb and is not used in this context.
What is the verb phrase in the sentence the air conditioner is broken in the car?
is broken
What is the correct grammar it is broken or it is broke?
"It is broken." Broken is an adjective. Broke is a verb, the past tense of to break.
Is broken a plural noun?
No the word broken is not a noun at all. The word broken is both a verb and an adjective.
What kind of verb is are?
A linking verb.
What kind verb is was?
A linking verb
What kind of verb is 'to be'?
It is an irregular verb.
What is the past particles of to break?
The past participle of "to break" is "broken." It is used in perfect tenses, such as "has broken" or "had broken." The verb "break" is an irregular verb, meaning its past forms do not follow the standard pattern.
Is broken a noun?
No, the word 'broken' is the past participle, past tense of the verb to break (breaks, breaking, broke, broken).The past participle of the verb is also an adjective: a broken heart, a broken teacup.The word break is also a noun, a word for an interruption of continuity or uniformity: a break in the conversation, abreak if the water main.The noun forms for the verb to break are breakage and the gerund, breaking.The noun form for the adjective broken is brokenness.
Is the word had an action verb?
Yes, had is an action verb; had is also an used as an auxiliary (helper) verb (I had broken my glasses.).
