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Explaining Reasons
Explaining Reasons
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SO THAT – „ТАКА ЧЕ ДА“
“So that” introduces the purpose of an action:
I think I’ll buy seven bars of chocolate so that I
can give one to each child.
I arrived early so that I could talk to the director
before the meeting.
So that +subject+modal+main verb
To make so that sentences about the past, use
would, should or could:
They bought the house so that employees would
have somewhere to stay during conferences.
IN ORDER TO - „ЗА ДА“
“In order to” does not state a subject before the
main verb. The subject is the same one that has
appeared earlier in the sentence.
In order to + main verb:
I think I’ll buy seven bars of chocolate in order
to give one to each child.
I arrived early in order to talk to the director
before the meeting.