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Infinitive of purpose Exercises

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Form : ( To + infinitive (Verb 1) )

In English we often use an infinitive with to to talk about a person’s purpose.

  • He rose to speak. (Why did he rise? To speak.)
  • She came to the city to look for work. (Why did she come to the city? To look for work.)
  • He sat down to rest. (Why did he sit down? To rest.)

We can also use 'in order to' or 'so as to'.

  • She came to the city so as to look for work.

'So as to' and 'in order to' are more common before verbs like be, have, know etc.

  • He raised his voice so as to be heard.
  • He got up early in order to have enough time to pack.

Before a negative infinitive, we normally use 'so as' or 'in order'.

  • I am leaving now so as not to be late. (NOT I am leaving now not to be late.)

Notes for use of infinitive of purpose :

We say I came here to study English NOT I came here for studying English OR I came here for to study English.

We can use for + noun to say why we do something.

  • I went to the shop for a newspaper.
Infinitive of purpose example sentences
What? Excuse me! Are you just calling to tell me this now?뭐라고? 저기요! 지금 이 말 하겠다고 전화한 거야?
Yeah, they reduce the price to get rid of them.맞아, 떨이 하려고 가격을 깎잖아.
It requires two people to do it...열려면 사람이 둘은 필요해요...
Alright, I need one of you to help me open the door.좋아요, 둘 중 아무나 문 여는 걸 좀 도와줘요.
I will try to talk to her to solve the problem!내가 얘기해서 문제를 해결해볼게!
We can find you a better house to live in.살 만한 더 좋은 집을 찾으면 되지.
No, it's only for people to have fun at an amusement park.아니지, 그냥 사람들이 놀이공원에서 신나게 놀라고 만든 거야.
To avoid making my payment!나한테 돈을 안 주려고 이러는 거야!
So I turned the stove up higher to cook faster.그래서 더 빨리 요리하려고 불을 높였죠.
I think she went upstairs to get some sleep.위층에 눈 붙이러 간 것 같아.
Arrgh... I can't believe he suggested leaving Pogo to take the room!!!세상에... 방을 구하겠다고 포고를 버리라고 말하다니 정말 믿을 수가 없네!!!
Can you check the price tag to see if they are sold by the kilo or individually?킬로그램 단위로 파는지 따로따로 파는지 보게 가격표 좀 확인해 줄 수 있어?
I knew you were waiting to ask that question!그 질문 하려고 벼르고 있을 줄 진작에 알았어!
Are you here to talk about this issue, Nick?이 얘기 하러 온 거예요, 닉?
I'm just calling you to check if you are ready.네가 준비 다 됐나 해서 전화했지.
I wonder how many times you brought her here to watch the sunset.얼마나 자주 여기 데려와서 석양을 봤을까 궁금해지네.
I just came to take Mike with me.그냥 마이크를 데리러 온 거예요.
She called me last night to let me know about the clogged toilet...변기 막힌 건에 대해서 어젯밤 줄리앤이 저한테 전화를 했어요...
Don't you have a cleaner to help keep the house clean?집 청소해줄 청소부 없어?
Because I need the chicken stock to cook the rice in.밥을 지을 때 닭육수에 담궈야 해서 그래.

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Be used to / Get used to
Comparative
Defining relative clause
Echo tag
Expression
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Future simple passive
Greeting
Have/Get something done
Imperative
Implied conditional
Indirect question
Infinitive of purpose
Interjection
Mixed conditional
Modal
Modal passive
Non-defining relative clause
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Used to / would (past habit)
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