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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

'in order to'

I'm teaching infinitives of purpose. When can we not use 'in order to + infinitive' ?

For example, it would not work in these sentences:
She felt happy in order to see him.
He had in order to go back to bed.

Which verbs do not suit 'in order to' and is there a rule for it?
  

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Anonymous She felt happy in order to see him Her happiness is not the purpose; it is the result. Anonymous He had in order to go back to bed The semiauxiliary 'have to' need a verb complement, the purpose, which you seem to have omitted. He had to be threatened in order to go back to bed.

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous She felt happy in order to see him Her happiness is not the purpose; it is the result.
  • Anonymous He had in order to go back to bed The semiauxiliary 'have to' need a verb complement, the purpose, which you seem to have omitted.
  • He had to be threatened in order to go back to bed.
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AnonymousShe felt happy in order to see him
Her happiness is not the purpose; it is the result.
AnonymousHe had in order to go back to bed
The semiauxiliary 'have to' need a verb complement, the purpose, which you seem to have omitted. He had to be threatened in order to go back to bed.
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