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Published Sat, Jan 25 2014 10:22 PM

English

 Learning Structural item
 Use of 'To+ infinitive'
 
      To tell the purpose of doing.
     Why did you go out?    
      To fetch water.

     Why do you go to hospital?    
     To see the doctor.
 
 We use 'to'….. to say why some does something (= the purpose of an action)

     The President  has a team of bodyguards to protect him.

     I need a screw-driver to fix the board.
 
 We use 'to'…. to say why some- thing exists or why somebody has / wants / needs something.
 
 Use of 'so that' for purpose:
 Purpose of doing can be Positive and Negative:
  i)     When purpose is negative.
     (so that…. won't/wouldn't)
     She hurried so that she wouldn't miss the train.
     Leave home early so that you won't (don't ) miss the class.

  ii)     With can and could
     (so that…can/could)
     I am learning Kannada so that I can study in Bangalore.
     Vinod worked hard so that he could pass the examination.

 iii)     When one person does something so that another does something else.
     She gave me her mail I.D. so that I could contact her.
     He wore dark glasses and false beard so that nobody would recognize him.
 
 Exercise for practice
 Combine the following sentences using to+infinitive.
 1.    She saves money.. She wants to educate her son.
 2.    I went to the bank.  I wanted to withdraw some money.
 3.    The old man is going to hospital.  He wants to have an operation.
 4.    I need a stick.  I want to beat you with.
 5.    She phoned to Police Station.  She wanted to report that her car had been stolen.
 Combine the following sentences using 'so that'.

 1.    We wear woolen clothes in winter.   We don't want to get cold.
 2.    The teacher shut the door. She didn't want to be disturbed.
 3.    He carried an umbrella.  He didn't want to get wet.
 4.    Ravi speaks very slowly.  He wants us to understand what he says.
 5.    The driver of the lorry slowed down.  He wanted the car behind to be able to overtake.
 6.    Ramesh always works hard.  He doesn't want to fail.
 Answers: (to+infinitive)
 1.    She saves money to educate her son.
 2.    I went to the bank to withdraw some money.
 3.    The old man is going to hospital to have an operation.
 4.    I need a stick to beat you with.
 5.    She phoned to Police Station to report that her car had been stolen.
 "So that"
 1.    We wear woolen clothes in winter so that we wont (don't) get cold.
 2.    The teacher shut the door so that she wouldn't be disturbed.
 3.    He carried an umbrella so that he wouldn't get wet.
 4.    Ravi speaks slowly so that we can understand what he said.
 5.    The driver of the lorry slowed down so that the car behind could overtake.
 6.    Ramesh always works hard so that he won't fail.
 Fill in the blanks with right forms of the words underlined.
     The bad boy was punished. He deserved the _____.

     Tansen was a famous___. People loved his music.

     The king neglected his royal duties. His ––––– brought miseries to his people.

     Ram Murthy talks much. He is very ––––– .

     The students assemble in the –––––  hall.

     Don't tell him any –––––. He won't maintain any secrecy.
 
 Answers: punishment, musician, negligence, talkative, assembly, secret.
 Complete the following words with the letter given in the brackets.
 
     Hand ––––– (some / sum)

     Mali –––––  (cious / tious)

     Musi–––––(cian / tian)   

     Compan–––––  (ion / ian)

     Cour––––– ( tier / tear)

     Par––––– (tial / sial)
 
 Answers:
 -some, -cious, -cian, -ion, -tier, -tial.
 Find out the wrongly spelt word.
 Mugician, musician, malicious
 Partial, apologise, courteer,
 Annoi, announce, army
 Grammar, gradaul, graduate.
 Answers:
 Magician, courtier, annoy, gradual.

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