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Common errors in English: Usage of Become, Turn and Go.

 Become, Turn and Go


"Become" can be used of people and things and with most types of adjective. For example:


Zinnia became very angry/ famous.


But in some special cases, “turn” and "go' are used in the Sense of “become'.


Incorrect : The leaves are becoming brown. 


Correct : The leaves are turning brown.


Incorrect : The man went famous. 


Correct : The man became famous.


Note: “Turn" is usually used with adjectives of color and "go' is used to show changes (usually for the worse). For example:


He went mad/deaf/blind. 

The meat has gone bad.


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