Could you help me understand the concept below
Could you help me understand the concept 'The infinitive of result'
I went through the examples below
A to-infinitive can be used to express result; however, this use is more common in literary styles
Do you want to live to be a hundred?
She arrived home to receive a letter from her bank.
Only + to-infinitive can express a disappointing result of an action
I went back to the shop only to find that it had closed for good.
He got his car fixed only to damage it again.
I know the concept of 'The infinitive of purpose' but the concept 'The infinitive of result' confuse me always. Could you simplify the concept so that I can grasp the concept easily?
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"result", in the broadest sense to cover all these, just means that one thing follows another. Unlike "purpose", though, the first action is not done deliberately to bring about the second.
- "result", in the broadest sense to cover all these, just means that one thing follows another.
- Unlike "purpose", though, the first action is not done deliberately to bring about the second.
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"result", in the broadest sense to cover all these, just means that one thing follows another. Unlike "purpose", though, the first action is not done deliberately to bring about the second.
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