so that /in order

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Hello,"so that" and 'in order" both are used to convey some action taken for some reason.But what is actual diffrence between two?Could anybody give me some example?

Inchoateknowledge · Accepted Answer

They require different grammar, but have the same meaning.

I came home in order to see her.
I came home in order that I can see her.
In order for seeing her.
I came home so that I can see her

CalifJim · Answer

in order is followed by an infinitive.
so that is followed by a full clause.

He got a ladder in order to see over the fence.
He got a ladder so that he could see over the fence.

We'll open the window in order to get some air into the room.
We'll open the window so that we can get some air into the room.

in order can usually be omitted.
so that can be reduced to so.

We'll open the window to get some air into the room.
We'll open the window so we can get some air into the room.

CJ

Likeguslee · Answer

It should be the difference between “so that” and “in order to” and not “in order”. “In order” has an entirely different meaning than “in order to”.

Everything is in order => everything is arranged, everything is in place.

in order to => for the purpose of. After “in order to”, you use a verb in infinitive form.

He stayed in order to see the second feature

So that => 1. In order that: I stopped so that you could catch up.

2. With the result or consequence that.

After so that, you introduce a clause giving the reason for or purpose of an action => He stayed so that he could see the second feature.

BarbaraPA · Answer

CalifJimin order can usually be omitted.

I just want to repeat this - when I edit, I strike out "in order" almost every time it appears in the middle of a sentence, and most of the time when it starts the sentence.

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