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Hungry Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

to/in order to/so as to/the better to???

0Which one is the01b00 'best'02b00 to use in study notes?02br
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00A. The poet repeats the third line 01b00to 02b00imprint it on the reader's memory.02br
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00B. The poet repeats the third line 01b00in order to02b00 imprint it on the reader's memory.02br
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00C. The poet repeats the third line 01b00so as to02b00 imprint it on the reader's memory.02br
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00D. The poet repeats the third line 01b00the better02b00 01b00to 02b00imprint it on the reader's memory.00 0-
  

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12br 12br 11span 10A. 12br 12br 10B. 12span 12br 12br 12blockquote 11span 00C.

  • 12br 12br 11span 10A.
  • 12br 12br 10B.
  • 12span 12br 12br 12blockquote 11span 00C.
  • 02br 02br 00D.
  • 02br 00The rest are fine.
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01cite10Hungry12cite10Which one is the11b10 'best'12b10 to use in study notes?12br
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11span10A. The poet repeats the third line 11b10to 12b10imprint it on the reader's memory.12br
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10B. The poet repeats the third li
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0Hello Yoong Liat,02br
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00I don't think 'D' is incorrect, but it's a bit mannered.0-
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0 SOME MORE POLLS PLEASE!!! 0-
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0 B is the most clear for everyone. 0-
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01cite10Marius Hancu12cite10B is the most clear for everyone. 12br
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10Hello Yoong Liat,02br
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00I don't think 'D' is incorrect, but it's a bit mannered.02br
00Hi Marius02br
00Is "D" correct as stated by Hungry?0-
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0 D is correct, but a little bit less used these days. See at the BBC:02br
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00Out of that negotiation process emerged a pact to uncover the truth, 01b00the better02b00 01b00to02b00 build a bright future for our c
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0 ----02br
01b00Better02b02br
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00 2. More correctly or thoroughly.02br
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01b00The better to02b00 understand the extent of our02br
00 knowledge. --Locke.02br
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00 ----0230hrefhttp://dict.die.net/better/
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01cite10Marius Hancu12cite10D is correct, but a little bit less used these days. See at the BBC:12br
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10'D' sounds odd to me although, as you've pointed out, it is not incorrect but seldom used nowadays.0-
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01cite10Marius Hancu12cite10B is the most clear for everyone. 12br
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10Thanks a lot, Marius!02br
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00But which one do you like?0-

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