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Can I use these interchangeably? He turned out he's married. He turned out to be married.
Jun 6, 2025 6:02 PM
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Hi, No, they aren’t interchangeable. Only “He turned out to be married” is correct. The other one is grammatically incorrect.
June 6, 2025
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I corrected them. It turned out he's married. He turned out to be married.
June 6, 2025
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It turned out he's married. It turned out he was married.
June 7, 2025
As Profe José demonstrates 'it turned out . .' and 'he turned out . .' are used in different contexts. They are both statements of what later became evident; however 'He turned out . . ' refers to the character or activity of a particular person, while 'It turned out . . ' does not necessarily do this, and could refer to a situation in general.
June 7, 2025
He turned out to be a very nice guy. He turned out to be a very mean fellow.
June 7, 2025
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