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Adam Sidorczuk Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Prepositions

"I brought a jacket to the TOEFL test ____ warm in case the room was too cold"

a) so I kept
b) for keeping
c) to keeping
d) to keep

Which answer is correct and why? Could someone explain me in details?
  

Top answer

(d) is the correct choice.

  • (d) is the correct choice.
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(d) is the correct choice.
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Thanks, but why is this one correct? Or maybe i should ask "whywhy are others wrong?".
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Adam SidorczukI brought a jacket to the TOEFL test ____ warm in case the room was too cold.
I brought a jacket to the TOEFL test (This is what you did.)
_(keep)__ warm in case the room was too cold. (This shows your purpose in doing it. It says why you did it.)

What do we use to show purpose? An infinitive.

The only infinitive i
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Now it seems clear!

Thank you

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