It turned out..... (it's an easy question, take a look at it, would you?)?

Question

Ok, I watch a diving competition yesterday and.....

1. I expected it to be exciting, but it turned out wasn't (so).
2. I expected it to be exciting, but it turned out not (so).
3. I expected it to be exciting, but it wasn't (so).

Which is/are grammatically correct, and which sound(s) more like
spoken English. Also, is the word "so" necessary in these sentences? Does the presence of it make the sentences wrong?

By the way, is it correct to use "would" after "take a look at it", as it appears at the title of my question.

Ok, I think I've noticed one mistake, and need your verification.
It should be "had expected" -- past perfect, shouldn't it?

Answer 1

Hello - if you want help with your English, allow me to say that it should be 'I watched...... yesterday' (past tense)
'Would you' is fine as you have used it here, and is a very polite way of asking someone to help you.
No. 3 is probably the best way of expressing this idea, and you can use 'so' or not - it doesn't change the meaning. You could also say:
'I expected it to be exciting, but it turned out not to be'.
Or:
'I expected it to be exciting, but as it turned out, that wasn't the case'.
Nos. 1 & 2 are not so good.
I hope this helps. Good luck!

'Had expected' would be correct, strictly speaking, but I think most English speakers would say 'expected' as you did.

Answer 2

The title is perfectly fine.. a command such as "get this for me" "take a look at it" "help me" or anything such as this can usually be made a question or request by using "would you?".

I pick number 3 as the correct sentence. If number 1 said "I expected it to be exciting, but turned out it wasn't" it would be just as correct. If number 2 said "I expected it to be exciting, but it turned out not to be" would sound fine to me also, but I'm not sure how grammatically correct it would be. As you have them though, number 1 and 2 are incorrect.
Personally if I had said the sentence in a conversation I would either say "but it wasn't" or "but turned out it wasn't".

Ending these sentences with "so" isn't necessary, but I don't think it would be incorrect.

Answer 3

Three is correct, one could be made correct, two is just wrong.

Number three with the inclusion of 'had': "I had expected it to be exciting, but it wasn't."

You could, of course, have 'turned out' if it were "I had expected it to be exciting but, as it turned out, it wasn't." If I'm honest though, I always thought it was 'turns out' not 'turned out'. It might have something to do with the tense also. So that would be an adapted number one.

Having 'so' at the end of the sentences isn't gramatically incorrect, so far as I'm aware, but I think the tendency would be to not include it.

"Would you" at the end is what makes it a question rather than a command and so is preferable to not including it. Though, as other people have said, could and will are equally correct alternatives.

Also, a small nit-pick, the first line of your question should read "I watched a diving competition yesterday." This is because it is something you did, rather than stating it as something you often do.

Answer 4

You're question is grammatically good, though it would be better if made into 2 separate sentences & put a full stop after 'question'.
No. 3 is correct, both with & without the sentence final 'so'.

You need to put an 'it' into the first sentences. i.e.
1. .....but it turned out it wasn't.
2. ......but it turned out not so exciting.

Answer 5

I expected it to be exciting, but it wasn't so.

The first two sentences sound awkward and therefore to me, they are not grammatically correct. The word "so" is not necessary in the third sentence. You could just say, "I expected it to be exciting, but it wasn't." And in your last sentence, you should have wrote "in" instead of "at" when you wrote, "...as it appears at the title of my question...." Also, in this context when you're using quotation marks, things such as commas and periods go inside of the quotation mark, not outside. Yes, in this case, you can use use the word "would."

Answer 6

I'd say you can use "would" after "take a look at it". Also, I choose the 3rd sentence as being correct. Although #2 sounds okay to me too. People also say #1. It just sounds worse of the three...to me:)

Answer 7

I would say that the third option is correct and even better with 'had' as you suggested:
3. I had expected it to be exciting, but it wasn't (so).
I would leave out the word 'so'. If you want to use 'It turned out' you could say:
I had expected it to be exciting, but as it turned out it wasn't.
Kind regards,
Erica

Answer 8

Sentence # 3 sounds more like spoken English. The word *so* isn't necessary in my opinion.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

2 is correct, but 3 is more spoken. Past perfect should be used, as you said