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11/1/2009 — "breaking" Both "breaking" and "broken" are similar word forms. How do they differ in meaning? Click each option to read the feedback information.
1)	They differ in tense: breaking (present) and broken (past). News is breaking: a cable that broke stops evening traffic on the Bay Bridge.	Feedback 1
2)	They differ in word for word meaning: expression vs. literal meaning. Breaking news (expression) : a broken cable (literal or word-for-word meaning)	Feedback 2
3)	They are the same word form but differ in states of completion: ongoing and completed Breaking (ongoing) news: a broken (completed) cable stops evening traffic on the Bay Bridge.	Feedback 3
		Participial Adjectives – Ongoing and Completed States
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