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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

turnto / change into

Can I write:

The pupa changes / changes into a butterfly.

The pupa turns / turns into a butterfly.

The pupa becomes a butterfly.
  

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The pupa changes into a butterfly. The pupa turns into a butterfly. The pupa becomes a butterfly.

  • The pupa changes into a butterfly.
  • The pupa turns into a butterfly.
  • The pupa becomes a butterfly.
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The pupa changes into a butterfly.

The pupa turns into a butterfly.

The pupa becomes a butterfly.
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Thanks. Can I write:

(a) The pupa grows into a butterfly.

(b) The pupa can grow into the butterfly.

(c) The pupa grows up to be a butterfly.
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None of those, Vincent. Pupae don't grow, they metamorphose.

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