for= in order to

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Hi,Can "for" mean "in order to" in the context below?"Participants who receive a high score in this test have high ability in visual pursuit of various figures, perception- movement coordination, and also elimination of external disturbing factors for concentration and attention in different situations. Thanks!

Clive · Accepted Answer

'in order to must be followed by a verb, eg in order to concentrate.

Your sentence has some other problems.
I can't understand what high ability in the visual pursuit of various figures means.

Gillyflower · Answer

Clive'in order to must be followed by a verb, eg in order to concentrate.

I'm afraid I didn't express my question clearly. I want to know if "of" in the sentence can convey the meaning of "in order to".

CliveI can't understand what high ability in the visual pursuit of various figures means.

Visual pursit is the motions of the eyes to try to preserve focus on a progressing object which is needed, for example, in driving. Maybe I should have used "objects" instead of "figures. I hope I have been clear enough.

Clive · Answer

Yes, say 'objects'.

I don't know where you want to say 'of' . Please just show me the revised complete sentence, with 'of', that you want me to comment on.

Gillyflower · Answer

Sorry, I made a mistake. By "of" I meant "for". Here is my question, repeated below:

Can "for" convey the same meaning as "in order to" in the context below?

"Participants who receive a high score in this test have high ability in visual pursuit of various figures, perception- movement coordination, and also elimination of external disturbing factors for concentration and attention in different situations.

Thank you!

Clive · Answer

I told you in my first post that

'in order to' must be followed by a verb, eg in order to concentrate.

'. . . factors for . . . ' does not work here either. You need to reword the last part of the sentence.

for= in order to

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