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Rommel Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Can ‘in order to’ and ‘to’ be used interchangeably in the sentence?
Can ‘in order to’ and ‘to’ be used interchangeably in the sentence?
Beth has customized the settings of her Twitter account (in order to / to) prevent anonymous users from accessing essential information about her.
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Yes, the idiomatic phrase 'in order to' can usually be replaced by 'to'. For example: We will have to hurry in order to/ to arrive on time. One has to go to the office in order to /to learn the results.
- Yes, the idiomatic phrase 'in order to' can usually be replaced by 'to'.
- For example: We will have to hurry in order to/ to arrive on time.
- One has to go to the office in order to /to learn the results.
- Or you could use 'for the purpose of +gerund-participle': We will have to hurry for the purpose of arriving on time.
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Yes, the idiomatic phrase 'in order to' can usually be replaced by 'to'.
For example:
We will have to hurry in order to/ to arrive on time.
One has to go to the office in order to /to learn the results.
Or you could use 'for the purpose of +gerund-participle':
We will have to hurry for the purpose of arriving on time.
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