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purpose and result
purpose infinitive
Use the to-infinitive for describing the purpose of an action, when the subject of the action and the
purpose are the same.
Weused the information in the tab/etocomplete the graph.
(we use/wecamp/eted =same subject)need and purpose infinitive
We often use the purpose infinitive with need, often with an object afterneed.
Waitaminute, weneed todiscuss this. You need aspecial key to open it.explaining purpose
Use 50 (that) +can/cau/dto explain the purpose of an action, especially when there is a lot of detail.
We measured the amount of water in the jar every day, sawe could wark out the average dai/y rainfa/1.
Usesa (that) +can/cau/dwhen we describe the purpose of an action, but the subject of the action
and the purpose are different.
We disp/ayed the information in the c/assroom sa the rest of the c1ass cauld read it.
(we disp/ayed/they read= different subjects)
Use 50 that +didn't /wou/dn't to describe an action the purpose of which is to stop something
happening.
We used an umbre//a 50 wedidn't /wouldn't get wet.
for
Useforto describe the purpose of a thing usingfor + noun /-ing.
Soap is go od for washing things because of the shape of its mo/ecu/es.too +adjective+to-infinitive
Usetoo+ adjective + to-infinitive when we describe a situation and its result. The result involves
something negative, eg you can't do it, something bad might happen etc.
These mo/ecu/es are too smali (for us)tosee with the naked eye.adjective+enough +to-infinitive
Use adjective +enough + to-infinitive in the same way, when the result has a positive meaning.
This camet is bright enough tosee with binocu/ars.
It is possible to add a negative, egnot /arge enough means the same astoo smali.
These mo/ecu/es are not large enough tosee with the naked eye.explaining a result
Use 50 +adjective+(that) to explain a result.
Same camets are 50 bright that peop/e think they are p/anets ar stars.
We often use 50 +adjective+(that) withcan/cau/d.
These mo/ecu/es are 50 smali (that) we can't see them with the naked eye.
Usesucha in front of an adjective used with a singular noun.
/t is suchabright camet that you can see it with binocu/ars.
Usesu chin front of an adjective used with piurai nouns.
Mo/ecu/es are such smali parts of matter that wecan 't see them with the naked eye.
Use sa with an adverb +(that) to explain a result.
They searched the sky 50 carefully that they found three new camets.because of, asaresult of
Use the preposition phrasebecause of+ noun orasaresu/t of+ noun to describe a result. Put the
because of/asaresu/t ofc1auseat the beginning or end of the sentence.
Because of the great distances invo/ved, it is hard to see any detai/s.
Pol/ution has been increasing asaresult of air traffic.