Упражнение
«Зачем мы что-то делаем, или как сказать “чтобы” (Часть 1)»
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I wrote it down in order not to forget the figure combination.
I will fetch the milk so as the cat could drink it.
I tried to repeat the lecture to answer the questions.
We rarely use just 'not + to-infinitive', but instead use 'so as not to' or 'in order not to':
▪ He kept the speech vague in order not to commit himself to one side or the other. (not … vague not to commit himself …)
▪ I wrote down her name so as not to forget it. (not … name not to forget …)
However, in contrastive sentences we can use 'not + to-infinitive, but + to-infinitive' as in:
I came to see you not (in order / so as) to complain, but (in order / so as) to apologise.
❗ Note that we can put 'in order / so as' before the 'to-infinitives' in sentences like this.
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