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Gerunds and infinitives

8 Q: Why are you going to Egypt?
A: We want to visit Ali's parents.

They
9 Q: Why did you buy a new suit?
A: 1 want to wear it at the office party.
He

10 Q: Why did you buy a video recorder?
A: We want to record the World Cup Final.
They

74 in order to + infinitive, so as to + infinitive to express purpose
In order to + infinitive and so as to + infinitive are also used to
express purpose.
• in order to + infinitive, can be more formal than to + infinitive:
In order to qualify for the award, you should be under twenty-five.

• in order to + infinitive and so as to + infinitive are more common than to +
infinitive before verbs like be, have, and know:
I got up early so as to be ready for John's phone call
• To express a negative purpose, in order not to + infinitive and so as not to
+ infinitive are more common than not to + infinitive:
He opened the door quietly so as not to disturb the baby.

Practice

Rewrite these sentences without changing their meaning, using the words in
brackets. You will need to omit some words, and you may need to change the
word order.

1 She put the letter in her bag because she didn't want to lose it. (so as)
5he put the letter in her bag so as not to lose it.
2 You should book your tickets early if you want to avoid disappointment.

{in order to}
You should book your tickets early in order to avoid disappointment.
3 I'll leave work at 4.30 so I won't be late, (so as)

4 Everybody stopped talking because they wanted to hear her sing.

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