Question

Exercise 9: Use a phrase or clause of purpose to combine each pair of sentences below.

  1.My father drove carefully. He didn’t want to cause accidents.

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  2.Sue dutifully followed her parent’s advice. She didn’t want to cause trouble for her parents.

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  3.Mr. Thompson is learning Vietnamese. He wishes to read the Tale of Kieu.

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  4.Please shut the door. I don’t want the dog to go out of the house.

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  5.The farmer built a high wall around his garden. The fruits wouldn’t be stolen.

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  6.The police stopped the traffic every few minutes. The pedestrians might cross the road.

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  7.The notices are written in several languages. Everyone may understand them.

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  8.I wish to have enough money. I want to buy a new house.

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  9.Dick is practising the guitar. He can play for the dance.

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  10.She needs a job. She wants to support her old parents.

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  11.He moved the front row. He could hear the speaker better.

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  12.She put the meat Into the oven. She wanted it to be ready for dinner.

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  13.The boy stood on the benches. They wanted to get a better view.

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  14.We lower the volume of the radio. We don’t want to bother our neighbours.

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  15.I will write to you. I want you to know my decision soon.

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Answer 1

1. My father drove carefully. He didn't want to cause accidents

=> My father drove carefully so as not to cause accidents.

2. Sue dutifully followed her parent's advice. She didn't want to cause trouble for her parents

=> Sue dutifully followed her parent’s advice in order not to cause trouble for her parents.

3. Mr Thompson is learning Vietnamese. He wishes to read the Tale of Kieu

=> Mr Thompson is learning Vietnamese in order to read the Tale of Kieu.

4. Please shut the door. I don't want the dog to go out of the house

=> Please shut the door so that the dog can't go out of the house.

5. The farmer built a high wall around his garden. The fruits wouldn't be stolen

=> The farmer built a high wall around his garden so that the fruits wouldn’t be stolen.

6. The police stopped the traffic every few minutes. The pedestrians might cross the road 

=> The police stopped the traffic every few minutes so that the pedestrians might cross the road.

7. The notices are written in several languages. Everyone may understand them.
=> The notices are written in several languages so that everyone may understand them.
8. I wish to have enough money. I want to buy a new house.
=> I wish to have enough money to buy a new house.
9. Dick is practising the guitar. He can play for the dance.
=> Dick is practising the guitar so that he can play for the dance.
10. She needs a job. She wants to support her old parents.
=> She needs a job in order to support her old parents.
11. He moved the front row. He could hear the speaker better.
=> He moved the front row so that he could hear the speaker better.
12. She put the meat Into the oven. She wanted it to be ready for dinner.
=> She put the meat into the oven so that it could be ready for the dinner.
13. The boy stood on the benches. They wanted to get a better view.
=> The boys stood on the benches to get a better view.

14 We lower the volume of the radio so as not to bother our neighbours.

15 I will write to you so that you would know my decision soon.