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                1. Half of the houses in the village were burnt down.
2. Half of the houses in the village burnt down.
3. Half of the houses in the village were burned down.
4. Half of the houses in the village burned down.
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Are they grammatical? Which ones are commonly used?
            
            
        2. Half of the houses in the village burnt down.
3. Half of the houses in the village were burned down.
4. Half of the houses in the village burned down.
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Are they grammatical? Which ones are commonly used?
Answers
                    Answered by
            Destinee
            
    3. Half of the houses in the village were burned down. Is most commonly used.
    
                    Answered by
            Ms. Sue
            
    All of them are correct and commonly used. Both "burned" and "burnt" are correct.
 
    
                    Answered by
            Writeacher
            
    Ms. Sue is right. 
The verb "burned" is mostly used in American English, while "burnt" is mostly used in British English. Both are correct, though.
    
The verb "burned" is mostly used in American English, while "burnt" is mostly used in British English. Both are correct, though.
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