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Grammar
That was so that
Why did you draw a sign on the sand?
a-That was so that John could find us.
b-That was for John to find us.
Do (a) and (b) work in these contexts?
The idea is to mention the intention behind an act.
They seem OK to me. One could use 'it' instead of 'that'.
Many thanks.
a-That was so that John could find us.
b-That was for John to find us.
Do (a) and (b) work in these contexts?
The idea is to mention the intention behind an act.
They seem OK to me. One could use 'it' instead of 'that'.
Many thanks.
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I prefer (a). You could omit the second "that" to avoid the repetition. You could also omit "That was".
- I prefer (a).
- You could omit the second "that" to avoid the repetition.
- You could also omit "That was".
- In natural conversation it would often be like this: — Why did you draw a sign on the sand?
- — So (that) John could find us.
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I prefer (a). You could omit the second "that" to avoid the repetition. You could also omit "That was". In natural conversation it would often be like this:
— Why did you draw a sign on the sand?
— So (that) John could find us.
— Why did you draw a sign on the sand?
— So (that) John could find us.
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