Opened the gate to let in

It was raining one evening. Mr Lee had just returned from work. He opened the gate to let his car in. [missing space here] His pet dog dashed towards him in the rain.



The other option sounds a bit weird because you don't usually open a gate while you're driving your car. You usually have to stop the car.



It's good that you're putting multiple se

Thanks. So , how do I write it in more appropriate way?

( The other option sounds a bit weird because you don't usually open a gate while you're driving your car. You usually have to stop the car.)

How do I write it?

Vincent TeoSo , how do I write it in more appropriate way?

Your second option, "He opened the gate to let his car in", seems OK to me, as I indicated in my reply.



There's not really a "more appropriate" way to write a sentence that means exactly the same as "He opened his gate while driving his car in". The English is no

... but if you specifically want to mention driving, then you could say:

"He opened the gate and drove his car in."

"He opened the gate so that he could drive his car in."