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Question:
DIRECTIONS: Some of the following sentences are grammatically incorrect and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error and mark that part. If there is no error, mark that No Error as your answer.


The new Pop singer (a)/ and his latest album (b)/ turned around to be (c)/ a nine day’s wonder. (d)/ No Error (e)

Options:
A) (a)
B) (b)
C) (c)
D) (d)
E) (e)
Solution:

Ans: (c) It should be ‘turned out to be a nine day’s wonder

Turn around (Phrasal verb) means 

1. To change direction and go/look the other way:

Eg:  “We’re going the wrong way. We need to turn around.”

2. It is also used to describe when a failing company/project/process starts to become successful:

Eg: “The new director was able to turn the school around – it went from being the worst school in the area to one of the top-ranked schools in the entire country.”

To be a nine days' wonder ‘ means to be a cause of great excitement or interest for a short time but then quickly forgotten.

Turn out means to be known or discovered finally and surprisingly:

Eg: The truth turned out to be stranger than we had expected.

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