He went to the supermarket to/ in order to buy some groceries. In this sentence, what is the difference between 'to' and 'in order to'? Are they interchangeable? Please explain it to me?
Top answer
There is no real difference in meaning, but adding in order expresses more emphatically why he went to the supermarket. CB
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There is no real difference in meaning, but adding in order expresses more emphatically why he went to the supermarket.
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