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Emily__ Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

to keep / for keeping

"In hot countries people wear light clothes to keep/for keeping cool."

Could you please explain, why there is corret "to keep"? I can´t see the difference.

Thanks for your advice.
  

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for keeping cool is correct here. key=30311&dict=CALD

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  • for keeping cool is correct here.
  • key=30311&dict=CALD
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I see, the meaning is:

In hot countries people wear light clothes to keep cold (=themselves).

In hot countries people use fridge for keeping the drinks cold.
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While both are grammatical, the infinitive form (to keep cool) is more commonly used to indicate purpose, i.e., to answer the question "Why?" or "For what purpose?"

-- They wear light clothes.
-- For what purpose do they wear light clothes? (Why do they wear light clothes?)
-- To keep cool. They wear light clothes to keep cool.

-- They are saving money.
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