:noPart1"n I SentenceStructure
Aftertheboaconstrictorhadfinishedhismeal,thecuratoraskedif any
ofuswouldliketoholdit.It was(3) a largeandheavysnake
_______________. Thefewstudentswhowerebrave
enoughtoholdit saidthatitsskinwassurprisinglydryandsmooth.
Next,wevisitedtheinsectroom.Well,theremusthavebeena millionbugs -------
inthatplace!Therewere(4) manydifferent _
_____. Ourteacherhadassignedeachstudentaninsecttodrawin
detail.It wasalmostlunchtime.I spent(5) timetryingtofindmy
assignedinsectamongthemillions _
BythetimeI hadfoundmyinsectandsketchedit,I wasstarved.Infact,I was
(6) hungry!PurposeClauses
Anadverbpurposeclausestatesthepurposeoftheactionintheindependentclause.
Apurposenormallyfollowstheindependentclause,butyoumayputitat thebegin-
ningofa sentenceifyouwanttoespeciallyemphasizeit.
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sothat Farmersusechemicalpesticidessothattheycangethighercrop
yields.'
inorderthat Inorderthatconsumerscanenjoyunblemished^2 fruitsand
vegetables,farmersalsospraytheirfields.
Notes
1.Inorderthatis formal.- Themodalsmay/might,can/could,will/would,orhavetousuallyoccurin
a purposeclause. - Weoftenusethephraseinorderto+a baseverborsimplyto+a base
verbwhenthesubjectsofboththeindependentclauseandthepurpose
clausearethesamepersonorthing.Wepreferto+verboverinorderto+
verbbecauseit isshorter.Thefirstexampleabovecouldbewrittenas
followsbecausethetwosubjects(farmersandthey)refertothesame
people.
Farmersusechemicalpesticidesinordertogethighercropyields.Farmersusechemicalpesticidestogethighercropyields.Inthesecondexample,thetwosubjects(farmersandconsumers)aredifferent,so
it is notpossibletouseaninorderto +verborato+verbphrase.'cropyields:amountsofa cropthata farmercansell
2 unblemished:perfect,withoutspotsormarks