| ADVERBIAL CLAUSE OF PURPOSE (so that) a) I�m going to the market in order to buy a few things. b) My father has given me some money so that I can buy a few things in the market. In the first sentence, the person who is going to the market is the same as the person who is going to buy a few things. So we express the purpose with to + infinitive. But in the second sentence there is a main clause and an adverbial clause. The subjects of these clauses are different. So we use the conjuntion so that + a clause. A c�mlesinde pazara gidecek olan ki�iyle bir �eyler alacak ki�i ayn�d�r. Bu y�zden ki�inin pazara gitme amac�n� to + infinitive ile ifade edebiliriz. Ancak b c�mlesinde paray� veren ki�i ile pazarda al��veri� yapacak ki�i farkl�d�r. Bu y�zden ana c�mledeki eylemin amac�n� so that�li bir yan c�mle ile ifade ediyoruz. More Examples of the same kind Helen borrowed my dictionary in order to look up the meanings of some words. I gave Helen my dicitionary so that she could look up the meanings of some words. I closed the window in order not to hear the noise of the city. I closed the window so that the noise of the city wouldn�t disturb me. so that + can or could I�m going to withdraw some money from the bank so that I can buy my textbooks. I withdrew some from the bank so that I could buy my textbooks. So that + will or would I must hurry so that I�ll be there on time. I hurried so that I would be there on time. Combine the ideas by using �so that� 1. Please turn down the radio. I want to be able to sleep. Please turn down the radio so that I can sleep. 2. My wife turned down the radio. I wanted to be able to sleep. My wife turned down the radio so that I could sleep. 3. Put the milk in the refrigerator. We want to make sure it won�t spoil. Put the milk in the refrigerator so that it won�t spoil. 4. I put the milk in the redfrigerator. I wanted to make sure it didn�t spoil. I put the milk in the refrigerator so that it wouldn�t spoil. 5. Please be quite. I want to be able to hear the news. 6. I asked the children be quite. I wanted to be able to hear the news. 7. I�m going to cash a check. I want to make sure that I�ll have enough money to go to the market. 8. I cashed a check yesterday. I wanted to make sure that I had enough money to go to the market. 9. Ann and Larry are going to hire a babysitter tonight. They want to be able to go out with some friends. 10. Last night Larry and Ann hired a babysitter. They wanted to be able to go out with some friends. |
| Make / Be sure: to take action so that it will certainly happen Make sure / Be sure (that) + a sentence John, make sure that everybody is here by two o�clock. I�ll make sure that my brother will do his homework. They made sure that all the preperations were made. Jane will make sure the dinner is ready at six o�clock. |
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