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Other Ways of Expressing Cause and Effect: Such… That and So... That

Expressing Purpose: Using So That

*NOTE: In order that has the same meaning as so that but is less commonly used.
Example: I turned off the TV in order that my roommate could study in peace and quiet.
Both so that and in order that introduce adverb clauses. It is unusual but possible to put these adverb clauses at the beginning of a sentence:
So that my roommate could study in peace and quiet, I turned off the TV.
**Also possible but less common: the use of may or might in place of can or could (e.g., I cashed a check so that I might
buy my textbooks.).

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