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Steve2 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
'In order to' vs 'To'
(In order to) determine the appropriate main idea.
(To) determine the appropriate main idea.
which do you like better?
(To) determine the appropriate main idea.
which do you like better?
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Hi, The former is more formal than the latter one. There's no difference in meaning as both 'in order to' and the 'to-infinitive' are used to express purpose. - DJB -
- Hi, The former is more formal than the latter one.
- There's no difference in meaning as both 'in order to' and the 'to-infinitive' are used to express purpose.
- - DJB -
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Hi,
The former is more formal than the latter one. There's no difference in meaning as both 'in order to' and the 'to-infinitive' are used to express purpose.
- DJB -
The former is more formal than the latter one. There's no difference in meaning as both 'in order to' and the 'to-infinitive' are used to express purpose.
- DJB -
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