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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Tham khảo
9. I'm studying hard to keep pace with my classmates.
10. Alice prepares her lesson carefully in order to get high marks in class.
11. Please shut the door so that the dog can't go out of the house.
12. I wish to have enough money so as to buy a new house.
13. You should walk slowlly so that your sister can follow you.
14. They did their job well so that the boss would increase their salary.
15. We turned on the lights so as not to waste electricity.
16. We lower the volume of the radio not to bother our neighbors.
17. The robber changed his address all the time so that the police couldn't find him.
18. The man spoke loudly so that everybody could hear him clearly.
1/ I’m studying hard. I want to keep pace with my classmates.
=I'm studying hard to keep pace with my classmates.
2/ Alice prepares her lessons carefully. She wants to get high marks in class.
=Alice prepares her lesson carefully in order to get high marks in class.
3/ 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.
4/ I wish to have enough money. I want to buy a new house.
=I wish to have enough money so as to buy a new house.
5/ You should walk slowly . Your sister can follow you.
=You should walk slowlly so that your sister can follow you.
6/ They did their job well. They hoped the boss would increase their salary.
= They did their job well so that the boss would increase their salary.
7/ We turned on the lights. We didn’t want to waste electricity
=We turned on the lights so as not to waste electricity.
8/ We lower the volume of the radio. We don’t want to bother our neighbours.
=We lower the volume of the radio not to bother our neighbors.
9/ The robber changed his address all the time. He didn’t want the police to find him.
=The robber changed his address all the time so that the police couldn't find him.
10/ The man spoke loudly. He wanted every body to hear him clearly.
=The man spoke loudly so that everybody could hear him clearly.