Exercise 9: Use a phrase or clause of purpose to combine each pair of sentences below.
1.My father drove carefully. He didn’t want to cause accidents.
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2.Sue dutifully followed her parent’s advice. She didn’t want to cause trouble for her parents.
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3.Mr. Thompson is learning Vietnamese. He wishes to read the Tale of Kieu.
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4.Please shut the door. I don’t want the dog to go out of the house.
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5.The farmer built a high wall around his garden. The fruits wouldn’t be stolen.
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6.The police stopped the traffic every few minutes. The pedestrians might cross the road.
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7.The notices are written in several languages. Everyone may understand them.
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8.I wish to have enough money. I want to buy a new house.
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9.Dick is practising the guitar. He can play for the dance.
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10.She needs a job. She wants to support her old parents.
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11.He moved the front row. He could hear the speaker better.
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12.She put the meat Into the oven. She wanted it to be ready for dinner.
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13.The boy stood on the benches. They wanted to get a better view.
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14.We lower the volume of the radio. We don’t want to bother our neighbours.
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15.I will write to you. I want you to know my decision soon.
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1/ I'm studing hard. I want to keep pace with my classmates.
=> I'm studying hard so that I can keep pace with my classmates.
=> I'm studying hard to keep pace with my classmates.
2/ Alice prepares her lessons carefully. She wants to get high marks in class.
=> Alice prepares her lessons carefully in order that she can get high marks in class.
=> Alice prepares her lessons carefully in order to get high marks in class.
3/ Please shut the door. I don't want the dog to go out of the house.
=> Please shut the door so that the dog can't go out of the house.
=> Please shut the door so as not for the dog to go out.
4/ I wish to have enough money. I want to buy a new house.
=> I wish to have enough money in order that I can buy a new house.
=> I wish to have enough money to buy a new house.
5/ You should walk slowly. Your sister can follow you.
=> You should walk slowly so that your sister can't follow you.
=> You shuold walk slowly so as not for your sister can follow you.
6/ They did their job well. They hoped the boss would increase their salary.
=> They did their job well in order that the boss would increase their salary.
=> They did their job well in order for the boss increase their salary.
7/ We turnedon the lights. We didn't want to waste electricity
=> We turned on the lights so that we wouldn't waste electricity.
=> We turned on the lights so as not to waste electricity.
8/ We lower the volume of the radio. We don't want to bother our neighbours.
=> We lower the volume so that we won't bother our neighbours.
=> We lower the volume in order not to bother our neighbours.
9/ The robber changed his address all the time so as not for the police to find him
10/ The man spoke loudly so that everybody could hear him clearly