Can we replace the "to" in this sentence with "in order to"?
Can we replace the "to" in this sentence with "in order to"?
The sentence is:
I'm looking for a friend to play with.
Here the "to" is used to express the intend that I want a friend to play with. Right? And "in order to" can be used for the same thing. But how would you construct this sentence with "in order to"?
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BoSsSy Can we replace the "to" in this sentence with "in order to"? The sentence is: I'm looking for a friend to play with. I can see how it looks like a case where you might want to say I'm looking for a friend in order to play with (him / her).
- BoSsSy Can we replace the "to" in this sentence with "in order to"?
- The sentence is: I'm looking for a friend to play with.
- I can see how it looks like a case where you might want to say I'm looking for a friend in order to play with (him / her).
- But that doesn't work.
- It doesn't say exactly what the original sentence says.
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BoSsSyCan we replace the "to" in this sentence with "in order to"?
The sentence is:
I'm looking for a friend to play with.
I can see how it looks like a case where you might want to say
I'm looking for a friend in order to play with (him / her).
But that doesn't work. It doesn't say exactly what the original sentence says. The pa
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