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Grammar fix

turn into

to change or develop into something different

to become something different, or to make someone or something become different.

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Hear it in context

Notice where the phrase sounds natural.

  • After a few years, the small café turned into a busy restaurant.daily life
  • If I could change one thing about my hometown, I would turn the empty lot into a community park.IELTS speaking

Fix the pattern

Pattern: turn (someone/something) into (someone/something)

WrongCaterpillars turn into to butterflies.

RightCaterpillars turn into butterflies.

'Turn INTO' something — don't add 'to'.

Patternturn (someone/something) into (someone/something)

Use it right

Choose the version that sounds natural in speech.

Stiff The minor disagreement gradually developed into a serious quarrel.

Natural The little argument turned into a big row.

'Turn into' is the plain everyday verb for becoming something else.

Build natural chunks

Words that usually travel with it.

  • turn into + result
    a nightmarea disastera habitsomething good

Don't confuse it

'Turn into' means to become something else, while 'turn to' means to move in the direction of something or to ask someone for help.

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