In the English language, there are clauses that are used to express purpose. They are preceded by these words or expressions:<\/p>\n
* We use to + infinitive<\/strong><\/em> to express why an action is done.<\/p>\n We went to the gallery to support<\/em><\/strong> our friend on his photo exhibition.<\/p>\n IN ORDER THAT<\/strong><\/p>\n * In order that<\/strong><\/em> is more formal and less commonly used than so that<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n In order that<\/strong><\/em> you can join the organization, please fill out this form.<\/p>\n SO THAT<\/strong><\/p>\n * We use so that<\/strong><\/em> to express that someone performs an action and someone else can consequently do or doesn\u2019t have to do something else anymore.<\/p>\n I cooked some of his favorite dishes so that<\/em><\/strong> he can eat<\/em> well again.<\/p>\n * We use so that + can \/ could \/ will be able to \/ would have<\/em><\/strong> to express that one action is possible because of the other one.<\/p>\n We left the office early so that<\/strong><\/em> we would have<\/em> time to have dinner before going home.<\/p>\n * We use so that + don\u2019t have to \/ won\u2019t have to \/ wouldn\u2019t have to<\/strong><\/em> to mean that one action will help avoid having to do something else.<\/p>\n I\u2019m going to study hard so that<\/strong><\/em> I\u00a0won\u2019t have to worry<\/em> so much before the exam.<\/p>\n * We use so that + won\u2019t \/ wouldn\u2019t \/ don\u2019t<\/strong><\/em> to say that one action will prevent another thing to happen.<\/p>\n I always try to stay calm so that<\/strong><\/em> I don\u2019t get<\/em> into altercations.<\/p>\n * In order to<\/strong><\/em> is used the same way as to<\/strong><\/em>. However, to<\/strong><\/em> cannot be used before a negative infinitive. In this case, we use in order to<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n Incorrect: To not be<\/span> late for work, I woke up earlier this morning. Incorrect: They invested their money very strategically\u00a0to not suffer<\/span> a great loss. * In order to<\/strong><\/em> or so as to<\/strong><\/em> is often used before stative verbs such as know, seem, appear, understand, have<\/em>, etc.<\/p>\n They had a very long meeting about the issue so as to<\/strong><\/em> have<\/em> a better understanding of the situation.<\/p>\n He tried to study his presentation all night in order to<\/strong><\/em> know<\/em> every little detail of it.<\/p>\n * We use for + noun<\/strong><\/em> to express purpose.<\/p>\n She is working hard for<\/strong> a chance<\/em> <\/strong>at a promotion.<\/p>\n * We use for + gerund<\/strong><\/em> to express purpose and\/or function of something.<\/p>\n Her efforts are all for<\/strong> raising<\/strong> awareness about climate change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In the English language, there are clauses that are used to express purpose. They are preceded by these words or expressions: TO + Infinitive * We use to + infinitive to express why an action is done. We went to the gallery to support our friend on his photo exhibition. IN ORDER THAT and SO […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[309],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8987","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-grammar"],"yoast_head":"\nIN ORDER THAT and SO THAT<\/h2>\n
IN ORDER TO \/ SO AS TO<\/h2>\n
\nCorrect: In order not to be<\/strong><\/em> late for work, I woke up earlier this morning.<\/p>\n
\nCorrect: They invested their money very strategically in order not to suffer<\/strong><\/em> a great loss.<\/p>\nFOR + noun<\/h2>\n
FOR + gerund<\/h2>\n