1, He always drives carefully. He doesn't want to cause accidents.

-> He always drives carefully in order not to cause accidents.
2, Please arrive early. We want to be able to start the meeting on time

-> Please arrive early so that we can start the meeting on time.
3, I went to the colege . I wanted to see Professor Taylor.

-> I went to the college in order to see Professor Taylor.
4 ,she wore warm clothes , She didn't want to get cold .

-> She wore warm clothes in order not to get cold .
5, I clothes window . I didn't want to waste electricity.

-> I close window in order not to waste electricity.
5, We turned out the lights. We didn't want waste electricity

-> We turned out the lights in order not to waste electricity.

1. we wore warm clothes. We didn't want to get cold

-> We wore...............warm clothes so thatWe didn't want to get cold..................

2. The man spoke very slowly. He wanted me to understand what he said

->The man spoke very slowly in order for me to understand what he said

3. I whispered. I didn't want anybody else to hear our conversation.

-> I whispered so that I didn't want anybody else to hear our conversation.

4. Please arrive early. We want to be able to start the meeting on time

-> Please arrive early so that We are able to start the meeting on time

5. She locked the door. She didn't want to be disturbed

-> She

5. She locked the door. She didn't want to be disturbed

-> She locked the door in order not to be disturbed

1. we wore warm clothes. We didn't want to get cold

-> We wore...........warm clothes in order not to get cold.......

2. The man spoke very slowly. He wanted me to understand what he said

->The man spoke very slowly for me to understand what he said

3. I whispered. I didn't want anybody else to hear our conversation.

-> I whispered in order not to hear our conversation.

4. Please arrive early. We want to be able to start the meeting on time

-> Please arrive early so that we are able to start the meeting on time

5. She locked the door. She didn't want to be disturbed

-> She locked the door so as not to be disturbed

Combine each pair of sentences, using so that; in order (not) to or so as (not) to

1, He always drives carefully. He doesn't want to cause accidents

He always drives carefully in order not to cause accidents

2, Please arrive early. We want to able to start the meeting on time

Please arrive early so that we are able to start the meeting on time

3, I went to the college. I wanted to see Professor Taylor

I went to the college in order to see Professor Taylor

4, She wore warm clothes. She didn't want to get cold

She wore warm clothes in order not to get cold

5, I closed the window. I didn't want anybody to look at my rooom

I closed the window so that nobody look at my rooom

6, We turned out the lights. We didn't want to waste electricity

We turned out the lights so as not to waste electricity

7, He moved to the front row. He could hear the speaker better

He moved to the front row so as to hear the speaker better

8, I left Dave my phone number. I wanted him to be able to contact me

I left Dave my phone number so that he would be able to contact me

9, Thanh and Nga are going to Australia. They want to learn English

Thanh and Nga are going to Australia so as to ​ learn English

10, We hurried to school. We didn't want to be able

We hurried to school so as not to be late

1, He always drives carefully. He doesn't want to cause accidents

=> He always drives carefully in order not to cause accidents

2, Please arrive early. We want to be able to start the meeting on time

=> Please arrive early so that we can start the meeting on time

3, I went to the college. I wanted to see Professor Taylor

=> I went to the college so as to see Professor Taylor

4, She wore warm clothes. She didn't want to get cold

=> She wore warm clothes in order not to get cold

5, I closed the window. I didn't want anybody to look at my room

=> I closed the window so that nobody could look at my room

6, We turned out the lights. We didn't want to waste electricity

=> We turned out the lights in order not to waste electricity

7, He moved to the front row. He could hear the speaker better

=> He moved to the front row so as to hear the speaker better

8, I left Dave my phone number. I wanted him to be able to contact me

=> I left Dve my phone number so that he could contact me

9, Thanh and Nga are going to Austrlia. They want to learn English

=> Thanh and Nga are going to Australia so as to learn English

10, We hurried to school. We didn't want to be able

=> We hurried to school so as not to be able

1. We wore warm clothes. We didn't want to get cold

→We wore warm clothes so as not to get cold

2.The man spoke very slowly. He wanted me to understand what he said

→The man spoke very slowly so as for me to understand what he said

3. I whispered. I didn't want anybody else to hear out conversation

→I whispered so as not for anybody else to hear out conversation

4.Please arrive early. We want to be able to start the meeting on time

→Please arrive early so as to be able to start the meeting on time

5. She locked the door. She didn't want to be disturbed

→She lock the door in order not to be disturbed

6. He continued his speech, even though they all appreach disinterested

→He continued his speech in spite of their appreach disinterestedness

7. He had enough money but he refused to buy a new car

→Although he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car

8. Even though we had planned everything carefully, a lot of things went wrong

→Despite our careful plan, a lot of things went wrong

9. My boss tells the same jokes all the time but we always laugh like the first time we've heard

→Though my boss tells the same jokes all the time, we always laugh like the first time we've heard

10.While the e-readers are popular, most people still prefer books

→Despite the popularity of e-readers, most people still prefer books

11.We haven't been to concert for a over year

→The last time we.........went to concert........................was over a year

12. Your birthday party was the last time I really enjoyed myself

→I..............haven't really enjoyed myself ..................................since your birthday party

13.James went to Scotland last Friday and is still there

→James...............has been ................................to Scotland since Friday

14.When did you learn to drive?

→How long is it.......since you started....................to drive

1/ The boys stood on the desk.They wanted to get a better view.

=> The boys stood on the desk so that they could get a better view.

2/ We learn English. We want to have better communication with other people.

=> We learn English in order that we could have better communication with other people.

3/ We lower the volume. We don't want to bother our neighbours

=> We lower the volume so that we wouldn't bother our neighbours.

4/ I will write to you. I want to you know my decision soon.

=> I will write to you in order that you can know my decision soon.

5/ These girls were talking whispers, They didn't want anyone to hear there conversation.

=> These girls were talking whispers so that anyone wouldn't hear the conversation.

6/The little girl feigned to be sick. She hoped we didn't make her work

=> The little girl feigned to be sick in order that we wouldn't make her work.

7/ I spoke loudly. I wanted everybody could hear me clearly

=> I spoke loudly so that everybody could hear me clearly.

8/Mary often goes home as soon as the class is over. She doesn't want her mother to wait for her

=> Mary often goes home as soon as the class is over in order that her mother wouldn't wait for her.

9/ Tom gets up early. he doesn't want to be late for school

=> Tom gets up early so that he wouldn't be late for school.

10/ Wellfrog hide the sweets under his pillow. He didn't want his mother to see them.

=> Wellfrog hide the sweets under his pillow in order that his mother wouldn't see them.

Bài này giúp em ôn luyện về các cấu trúc chỉ mục đích:

so as to = in order to + verb: để làm gì + động từ nguyên thể

so as not to = in order not to + verb: để không phải làm gì + động từ nguyên thể

so that: cũng là để làm gì, nhưng theo sau là Mệnh đề (ví dụ: câu 12)

EXERCISE 1: COMBINE EACH PAIR OF SENTENCES, USING “SO AS (NOT) TO / IN ORDER (NOT) TO “ AND “SO THAT”

1. He always drives carefully so as not to cause accidents.

2. I went to the college so as to talk to Mr. Nam.

3. She wore warm clothes in order not to get cold.

4. We turned off the lights in order not to waste electricity.

5. He moved to the front row so as to hear the speaker clearly.

6. They are going to Australia so as to study abroad.

7. We hurried to school so as not to be late.

8. She said nothing so as not to wake the baby up.

9. I’ll write to Nhan so as to invite her to the party.

10. I’m learning English in order to understand the lyrics from my favorite English songs.

11. Nam does morning exercises regularly in order to keep fit.

12. You should practice English every day so that you can improve it rapidly.

13. Mrs. Mai gave up her job so that she had more time with her children.

14. You have to wear warm clothes so that you won’t catch a cold.

15. He hurried to the station so as not to want to miss the train.

16. Mr. Tan saves money in order to buy a new car.

Nhiều câu có thể có những đáp án khác, do cấu trúc của các cụm từ chỉ mục đích này có sự tương đồng; muốn làm đúng thì khi em làm chỉ cần lưu ý xem theo sau nó là Mệnh đề (so that) hay Động từ nguyên thể (so as to, in order to) nhé!

Chúc em học tốt nha! 

1.He always drives careful so as not to cause accidents.

2.I went to the college in order to talk to Mr. Nam.

3.She wore warm clothes in order not to get cold.

4.We turned off the lights so as not to waste electricity.

5.He moved to the front row so that he could hear the speaker clearly.

6.They are going to Australia in order to study abroad.

7.We hurried to school so as not to be late.

8. She said nothing in order not to wake the baby up.

9.I’ll write to Nhan in order to invite her to the party.

10.I’m learning English in order to understand the lyrics from my favorite English songs.

11.Nam wants to keep fit so that he does morning exercises regularly.

12.You should practice English every day so that you can improve it rapidly.

13. Mrs. Mai gave up her job in order to had more time with her children.

14.You have to wear warm clothes so as not to catch a cold.

15.He hurried to the station in order not to miss the train.

16.Mr. Tan saves money so that he can buy a new car.

1. He always drives carefully. He doesn't want to cause accident

⇒He always drives carefully so as not to cause accident

2. I went to the library. I wanted to return some books

⇒I went to the library so as to return some books

3. I come home early. I want to watch the news

⇒I come home early so as to watch the news

4. Jane wears warm clothes. She doesn't warm to get cold

⇒Jane wears warm clothes so as not to get cold

5. My mother went to the market. She wanted to buy some food

⇒My mother went to the market so as to buy some food

6. We got up early. We didn't want to miss the train

⇒We got up early in order not to miss the train

7. People use first-aid. They wanted to ease the victim's pain and anxiety

⇒People use first-aid in order to ease the victim's pain and anxiety

8. She turned out the lights. She didn't want to waste electricity

⇒She turned out the lights in order not to waste electricity

9. We hurried to school. We didn't want to be late

⇒We hurried to school in order not to be late

10. I always keep the window open. I wanted to let fresh air in

⇒I always keep the window open in order to get fresh air

1. He always drives carefully. He doesn't want to cause accident

⇒ He always drives carefully because he doesn't want to cause accident

2. I went to the library. I wanted to return some books

⇒ I went to the library because I wanted to return some books

3. I come home early. I want to watch the news

⇒ I come home early because I want to watch the news

4. Jane wears warm clothes. She doesn't warm to get cold

⇒ Jane wears warm clothes because she doesn't warm to get cold

5. My mother went to the market. She wanted to buy some food

⇒ My mother went to the market because she wanted to buy some food

6. We got up early. We didn't want to miss the train

⇒ We got up early because se didn't want to miss the train

7. People use first-aid. They wanted to ease the victim's pain and anxiety

⇒ People use first-aid because they wanted to ease the victim's pain and anxiety

8. She turned out the lights. She didn't want to waste electricity

⇒ She turned out the lights because she didn't want to waste electricity

9. We hurried to school. We didn't want to be late

⇒ We hurried to school because we didn't want to be late

10. I always keep the window open. I wanted to let fresh air in

⇒ I always keep the window open because I wanted to let fresh air in

1. He always drives carefully. He doesn't want to cause accident

⇒He always drives carefully so as not to cause accident

2. I went to the library. I wanted to return some books

⇒I went to the library in order to return some books

3. I come home early. I want to watch the news

⇒I come home early so as to watch the news

4. Jane wears warm clothes. She doesn't warm to get cold

⇒Jane wears warm clothes so as not to get cold

5. My mother went to the market. She wanted to buy some food

⇒My mother went to the market so as to buy some food

6. We got up early. We didn't want to miss the train

⇒We got up early in order not to miss the train

7. People use first-aid. They wanted to ease the victim's pain and anxiety

⇒People use first-aid in order to ease the victim's pain and anxiety

8. She turned out the lights. She didn't want to waste electricity

⇒She turned out the lights in order not to waste electricity

9. We hurried to school. We didn't want to be late

⇒We hurried to school in order not to be late

10. I always keep the window open. I wanted to let fresh air in

⇒I always keep the window open in order to get fresh air

1. We wore warm clothes. We didn’t want to get cold.   

    ==> We wore........warm clothes so as not to get cold. ...................................................

2. The man spoke very slowly. He wanted me to understand what he said

==> The man .....spoke very slowly for me to understand what he said........................

3. I whispered. I didn’t want anybody else to hear our conversation.

==>I whispered so that nobody else heard our conversation...................................

.4. Please arrive early. We want to be able to start the meeting on time.

==>Please ...arrive early so that we are able to start the meeting on time.....................................

5. She locked the door. She didn’t want to be disturbed

==> she .... locked the door so as not to be disturbed..............................................................