Purposes and results Flashcards
Formal: To talk about a purpose of an action, we can use In order/so as + To Infinitive.
informal: use only to infintive.
He took the course in order to get a better job.
Trees are being planted by the roadside so as to reduce traffic noise.
He took the course to get a better job.
In negative, we always use SO AS NOT TO, IN ORDER NOT TO.
In contrastive sentences, we can use NOT+TO INFINITIVE.
He kept the speech vague in order not to commit himself to one side or other.
I wrote down her name so as not to forget it.
I came to see you not to complain, but to apologize.
We also can use IN ORDER THAT, SO AS THAT to talk about purpose, but with a different phrase form.
So that is more informal. We can leave out THAT after SO, but always include after IN ORDER THAT.
She stayed at work late in order/so as to finish the report.
She stayed at work late in order that/so as that she could finish the report.
When we use in order that or so as that, there is the paralelism, if the first verb is in Present, the second verb must be in present too. If the verb is at Past, the second verb must be At PAST too.
Regular checks are made in order that safety standards are maintained.
Did you give up your job so that you could take care of your mother?
I hid the presents so that Mariana wouldn’t find them.
Formal: SUCH THAT
Informal: in such a way that, in such a way as to Infinitive.
We can use SUCH+NOUN PHRASE+THAT to introduce a result.
The model was designed such that the value of X could be calculated.
It is such a popular play that all the performances were sold out after the first day.
