| 词组 | infinitive of purpose i sat down to rest |
| 释义 | Contents overview infinitive of purpose : I sat down to rest.in order toin order to 112.210887purpose: infinitive of purposepurpose: infinitive of purpose infinitive of purpose 11211445so as toso as to 112.211621112 infinitive of purpose: I sat down to rest.1I sat down to rest.We often use an infinitive to talk about a person's purpose – why he or she does something.I sat down to rest. (not I sat down for resting / for to rest.)He went abroad to forget.I'm going to Austria to learn German.To switch on, press red button.2in order to; so as toWe can also use in order to … (more formal) or so as to …He got up early in order to have time to pack.I watched him in order to know more about him.I moved to a new flat so as to be near my work.In order to / so as to are normal before negative infinitives.I'm going to leave now, so as not to be late. More natural than I'm going to leave now, not to be late.A for-structure (113) can be used to talk about a purpose that involves action by somebody else.I left the door unlocked for Harriet to get in.Previous Next |
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