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The rocket is confirmed to have been broken
The rocket is confirmed to have been broken
or the rocket is confirmed to have broken ? |
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Both are right, yet mean different things.
The first implies sabotage (or that the rocket was defective upon delivery). The second is stating that the rocket is no longer functioning. |
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