I. GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES: INTRODUCTION AND REVIEW (ALL ABOUT GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES)
3. Infinitives
3.5 Infinitive of Purpose: In Order To
The phrase 'in order to' is used as an infinitive that expresses purpose. It tells the reason for an action.
Examples
He called in order to confirm that he could not come to the birthday party.
Aoi went to the market in order to buy some miso paste.
Philippe bought a huge bouquet of flowers in order to impress his girlfriend.
When expressing purpose, the words 'in order' can be omitted from the phrase 'in order to'.
Examples (from above)
He called to confirm that he could not come to the birthday party.
Aoi went to the market to buy some miso paste.
Philippe bought a huge bouquet of flowers to impress his girlfriend.
Sometimes the order of the infinitive purpose is different in a sentence. Because the infinitive of purpose acts as an adverb, just as a preposition phrase can be used as an adverb, it can be placed at the beginning of the sentence.
Example
William worked all night in order to get his paper in on time.
In order to get his paper in on time, William worked all night.
Exercise 1: Use the following verbs from the word list to create infinitives in order to complete the sentences using an infinitive of purpose.
Word List: get, reduce, get into, increase, achieve. Nhập câu trả lời vào ô trống.
1. I tried to get a new job in order my salary so that I could pay my bills.
2. Mohammed contacted fifty former classmates in order his sales targets.
3. We all joined a health club in order better physical condition.
4. Companies sometimes reduce their number of employees in order costs.
5. The government has started to provide childcare in order more women in the workforce.
Exercise 2: Complete the following sentences with your own phrase using 'in order to'.
Nhập câu trả lời vào ô trống.
1. I sometimes fix my own car in order to
2. I went to the dentist in order to
Exercise 3: Now, add 'in order to' + rest of sentence in the following.
Nhập câu trả lời vào ô trống.
1. Vladimir read the newspaper
2. Yasmin always rides a bicycle to work
Exercise 4: Complete the following sentences with a verb phrase and a phrase using 'in order to'.
Nhập câu trả lời vào ô trống.
1. I always in order to .
2. I never in order to .
3. I every day in order to .
Exercise 5: Next, write two sentences of your own sentences using 'in order to'.
This time, omit the words 'in order' from the phrase 'in order to'. Nhập câu trả lời vào ô trống.
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2.
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