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Hotmale Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

Turn out

Hello,

can you please tell me if I used "turn out" correctly in this sentence?
And, in the first place, "turn" works in this context?

"The kind of adult the child will turn out depends to a large extent on his/her upbringing"

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"Turn out" in this case needs to be followed by "to be." Also, you should include commas around a clause like "to a large extent."

Therefore:

"The kind of adult the child will turn out to be depends, to a large extent, on his/her upbringing."
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Thank you, Goovymutation.
And what about "turn into"?

"The kind of adult the child will turn into depends, to a largem extent, on his/her upbringing."
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"Turn into" is fine without a "to be," because the "to" part of "into" takes the place of "to be." Emotion: smile
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Thank you for your help! Emotion: smile
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groovymutation"Turn out" in this case needs to be followed by "to be."
It doesn't in British English.
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groovymutation"Turn into" is fine without a "to be," because the "to" part of "into" takes the place of "to be."
Where did you find that strange idea? It's just not true.
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fivejedjon groovymutation"Turn into" is fine without a "to be," because the "to" part of "into" takes the place of "to be."Where did you find that strange idea? It's just not true.
Fivejedjon, now I don't understand
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HotmaleDo you say that "turn out" doesn't need "to be", e.g "It is amazing what kind of adult the boy turned out"
The 'to be' is optional.
Hotmaleand that "turn into" doesn't work here: "It is amazing what kind of adult the boy turned into"?
That's fine. I didn't say it wasn't. I meant that the "to" part of "into" takes t
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Oh, I see. Thank you for your remarks!
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