English Grammar : In Order to and So that

Education English | English Grammar : In Order to and So that | Read the following sentences.

• Irna and Alya are going to Yogya in oder to see the fair.
• Mr. Hartono goes to work early so that he can avoid the traffic jam

Pay attention to the sentences above. They use in order to and so that.
'In order to' and 'so that' are used to talk about people's purposes, the reasons why they do things.
Patterns :
..........+ In order to + V base +.....
............+ so that + subject + can/will.+..........
examples :
1. Mr. Samsuri came here in order to meet his son.
Mr. Samsuri came here so that he could meet his son.
2. I always get up early in order to cook my favorite dish,
I always get up early so that I can took my favorite dish.

In negative sentences, you can use the following patterns :
.........+ in order to not to + V base+.....
.......+ So that + subject + can/will + not +...
examples :
1.I always note my shopping list in my book in order to not to forget what to buy.
I always note my shopping list in my book so that I will not forget what to buy
2. I opened the door slowly in order to wake up my mom.
I opened the door slowly so that I would not wake up my mom.
http://www.education-english.com/