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a. The rumor [turned out to be true.]b. A lot of times they [turn out wrong.]The one is 'turn out to be adjective'. The other is 'turn out adjective'.What makes this difference?

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

In both sentences "turn/ed out" is a verb. In a., "turned out" is equivalent to "was found." In b., "turn out" is equivalent "are." So:

The rumor was found to be true.

A lot of times they are wrong.

CalifJim · Answer

Anonymousturn out

The basics of the grammar of "turn out" are as follows:

turn out to be {noun / adjective}
Nearly half of the examples of "turn out" are "turn out to be".
(turn out to have been is a variant.)
Related question: What did it turn out to be?

turn out {adverb / adverb phrase}
i.e., "in such-and-such a way"
Possible adverbs are well, better, best, right, wrong, fine, just fine, great, all right, differently, that way, like that, the way you hoped, the way she wanted it to, as hoped, exactly as they wanted, and similar phrases.
Related question: How did it turn out?

turn out that {full finite clause}

Two other patterns are seen, but rarely: turn out {adjective}; turn out {infinitive other than to be}

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