LINKING WORDS :EXPRESSING PURPOSE

LINKING WORDS :EXPRESSING PURPOSE


We can use infinitives to(do) in order (not) to (do), so as (not) do to express purpose.

We came to the countryside to find some peace and quiet.
I went to the music shop to buy the last Eminem CD.
Be careful when handling a knife so as not to /in order not to get injured.
Handle the flowers carefully so as not to / in order not to damage them.


So that, in order that + clause ( often with the verbs can, could, may, might, will would in the clause ).


He is studying very hard this term so that / in order that he will / can / may go to a good university.
I turned off the radio so that/in order that I might / would / could hear what was happening in the street. He chose this University so that /in order that he might / would /could study English.