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Do native speakers find the following sentence natural?

Joe found his apartment broken into and his antique vase missing.

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It's correct, but it's a bit terse. A native English speaker would use more words, for example:

Joe found that his apartment had been broken into and his antique vase was missing.

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  • Could you explain why it's correct, please?
    – Apollyon
    Commented Sep 10, 2021 at 10:09
  • @Apollyon could you explain what you think might not be correct?
    – JavaLatte
    Commented Sep 10, 2021 at 10:43
  • What are the grammatical roles of "broken into" and "missing" in my original example?
    – Apollyon
    Commented Sep 10, 2021 at 11:00

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