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Hela Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
So that = purpose
Dear teachers,
If I want to use so that to express purpose, sould I say:
a) He refused to move so that the police had to carry him away.
b) He refused to move so that the police would have to carry him away.
c) both possible ?
Thank you for your help.
Best regards,
Hela
If I want to use so that to express purpose, sould I say:
a) He refused to move so that the police had to carry him away.
b) He refused to move so that the police would have to carry him away.
c) both possible ?
Thank you for your help.
Best regards,
Hela
Top answer
Both possible, but I don't particularly care for the structure-- it confuses purpose with result.
- Both possible, but I don't particularly care for the structure-- it confuses purpose with result.
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Both possible, but I don't particularly care for the structure-- it confuses purpose with result.
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b) expresses purpose better.
The following expresses result better.
He refused to move; so the police had to carry him away. (where "so" = "therefore")
"so that" used to express purpose typically has a modal ("will", "can", "would", "could", etc.)
CJ
The following expresses result better.
He refused to move; so the police had to carry him away. (where "so" = "therefore")
"so that" used to express purpose typically has a modal ("will", "can", "would", "could", etc.)
CJ
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