| 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 cümlesinde pazara gidecek olan kişiyle bir şeyler alacak kişi aynıdır. Bu yüzden kişinin pazara gitme amacını to + infinitive ile ifade edebiliriz. Ancak b cümlesinde parayı veren kişi ile pazarda alışveriş yapacak kişi farklıdır. Bu yüzden ana cümledeki eylemin amacını so that’li bir yan cümle 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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