martes, 22 de febrero de 2011

Linkers of purpose an reason

We can use the following linkers to talk about the purpose of an action: in order (not) to, so as (not) to, so , to. We use linkers in the following ways:
                -To/ in order(not) to)/ so as (not) to + infinitive. These all have the same meaning, but you can't use to in the negative. In order (not) to and so as not are common in more formal English.
                  For exemple: I hired a car to tour the island.
                                       I started the website in order to save money.
                                       He went to Alaska so as to experience something new.

                -So/ so that + clause. These have the same meaning. We often omit the wolr that in informal or spoken English. We often use these linkers with can/can't/could/will/won't/ wouldn't.
                   For exemple: I'd love to go to alaska so i can have a white Chrismas!
                                       He took a notebook so that he could write about his holiday.

We can use the following lnkers to talk about the reason for an action or event: as, because, because of, since. We use these linkers in the following ways:

                -as/ because/ since + clause.
                                  For exemple:  As the flight was cancelled, we stayed an extra night. James started the website because he wanted to travel.
               -because of + noun/ noun phrase.
                                  For exemple:  He couldn't go jet-skiing because of the bad weather
                                 

                

             

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