Education English | English Grammar : ‘In order to’ and ‘so that’ | Read the following sentences.
· Irna and alya are going to yogya in order to see the fair.
· Mr. Hartono goes to work early so that he can avoid the traffic jam.
Pay attention to the two sentences above . They use ‘in order to’ and ‘so that’
‘in order to’ and ‘so that’ are used to talk about people’s purpose, the reason why they do things .
Patterns :
...+ in order to + V base +...
... + so that + subject + can /will
Examples :
· Mr. Samsuri came her in order to meet his son
· Mr samsuri came here so that he could meet his son
· I always get up early in order to cook my favorite dish
· I always get up early so that I can cook my favorite dish.
In negative sentences, you can use the following pattern :
Patterns :
...+ in order not to + V base +...
... + so that + subject + can /will + not +...
Examples :
· I always note my shopping list in my book in order not to forget what to buy
· I always note my shopping list in my book so that I will not forget what to buy
· I opened the door slowly in order not to wake up my mom
· I opened the door slowly so that i could not wake up my mom,
· Irna and alya are going to yogya in order to see the fair.
· Mr. Hartono goes to work early so that he can avoid the traffic jam.
Pay attention to the two sentences above . They use ‘in order to’ and ‘so that’
‘in order to’ and ‘so that’ are used to talk about people’s purpose, the reason why they do things .
Patterns :
...+ in order to + V base +...
... + so that + subject + can /will
Examples :
· Mr. Samsuri came her in order to meet his son
· Mr samsuri came here so that he could meet his son
· I always get up early in order to cook my favorite dish
· I always get up early so that I can cook my favorite dish.
In negative sentences, you can use the following pattern :
Patterns :
...+ in order not to + V base +...
... + so that + subject + can /will + not +...
Examples :
· I always note my shopping list in my book in order not to forget what to buy
· I always note my shopping list in my book so that I will not forget what to buy
· I opened the door slowly in order not to wake up my mom
· I opened the door slowly so that i could not wake up my mom,
Things are very clear now.Great idea!this might create confusion in writing or in speaking the language.Good comprehension indeed.
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