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Expressing Purpose in English

The document discusses different ways to express purpose in English sentences. It can be expressed using "to, in order to, and so as to" in affirmative sentences and "so as not to and in order not to" in negative sentences. Purpose can also be expressed using "so that" along with a modal verb, and using "for" followed by a noun or verb plus "-ing".

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Expressing Purpose in English

The document discusses different ways to express purpose in English sentences. It can be expressed using "to, in order to, and so as to" in affirmative sentences and "so as not to and in order not to" in negative sentences. Purpose can also be expressed using "so that" along with a modal verb, and using "for" followed by a noun or verb plus "-ing".

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Expressing Purpose

Purpose with to, in order to and so as to

Use to , so as to, and in order to to express purpose in the affirmative form.

Examples:

 He is looking for a part time job to save some pocket money.


 She wakes up early in order to be on time to work.

 They visited him so as to offer their condolences for the death of his wife.

Use so as not to and in order not to to express purpose in the negative form.

Examples:

 They woke up early in order not to be late.


 She exercises regularly so as not to get fat.

 He helped the new policewoman so as not to fail in her first mission.

Purpose with so that

You can also express purpose with so that. In this case you generally need to use a modal.

Examples:

 He turned down the music so that he wouldn't disturb the neighbors.


 He got a visa so that he can travel to the USA.

 He decided to stay in England for a while so that he could practice his English.

Purpose with for

Purpose can be also expressed by using for. For may be followed by either a noun or a verb +
ing.

Examples:

 I stopped there for a chat.


 This mop is for cleaning the floor.

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