Purpose clauses

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to
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infinitive
Adam went to the computer lab to print out his research paper.
in order to / so as to
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infinitive
The company conducted a detailed survey in order to gauge its clients’ views.
so that
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so that + can/will+ can/will (for a present or future reference)
Here’s my phone number so that you can call me if you have a problem.
so that
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so that+ could/would (for a past reference)
Dr Chan adjusted the overhead projector so that the students would be able to see the chart more clearly. The lecturer finished his lecture five minutes early so that the students could come and ask him questions.
in order not to / so as not to
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– infinitive
We walked in quietly so as not to / in order not to wake up the children.
We walked in quietly not to wake up the children. - Czy jest poprawne
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here are a number of other ways of expressing purpose in English. These are some of the most common ones:
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with a view to, with the intention of, with the object/aim of, for the purpose of + the verb is in the _ing form.
purpose clause
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We use a purpose clause to say why somebody does something.

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