Function

s Expressing Purpose

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 Salma went to the shop. She wanted to buy some sugar.

Why did Salma go to the shop?

What was her intention?
What was her goal?
Salma went to the shop
What was her aim? to buy some sugar.
What was her objective?
What was her purpose?
What was her point?

•We can say the same thing in many ways

•Salma went to the shop to buy some sugar.

•Salma went to the shop in order to buy some sugar.
•Salma went to the shop so as to buy some sugar.
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 to
in order to infinitive
so as to
Affirmative
Leila jumped in the river to rescue the drowning child.
Mike exercises regularly in order to lose weight.
Julian is moving to Paris so as to look for a better job.

Negative

In the negative form, we place "not" before "to“

He opened the door slowly so as not to wake his parents.

He took a taxi in order not to be late for school.
He is reading silently so as not to disturb the other students.
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 •Salma went to the shop to buy some sugar.

•Salma went to the shop so she could buy some sugar.

•Salma went to the shop so that she could buy some sugar.
•Salma went to the shop in order that she could buy some sugar.

so
so that
in order that
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 so
so that Subject + Modal + Infinitive
in order that

She took a taxi so she could arrive on time.

He got a visa so that he can travel to the USA.
He turned down the music in order that he wouldn’t disturb the neighbours.

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 Functions • Expressing Purpose
to
in order to + Infinitive
Negative
so as to
In the negative form, we place "not" before
Affirmative "to“
Leila jumped in the river to rescue the drowning child. He opened the door slowly so as not to wake his parents.
Mike exercises regularly in order to lose weight. He took a taxi in order not to be late for school.
Julian is moving to Paris so as to look for a better job. He is reading silently so as not to disturb the other students.

so
so that + subject + Modal + Infinitive
in order that
She took a taxi so she could arrive on time.
He got a visa so that he can travel to the USA.
He turned down the music in order that he wouldn’t disturb the neighbours.
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 Mach the numbers with the letters to make meaningful sentences

1. She turned off the radio so as to a. I could speak to the manger.

2. They didn’t want to go to bed so as not to b. get fatter than she is now.

3. She stops eating chocolate in order not to c. hear what her mother was saying.

4. I don’t want to leave the office early so that d. I wouldn’t go to see the police.

5. They kept me inside in order that e. miss the midnight movie

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Answer these questions using: So as to / in order to / so that / in order that

Why do you come to school?

Why do you pray every day?
Why do you watch TV?
Why do you use internet?
Why did Ali visit the doctor?

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