Is this sentence grammatically OK? ''She exercises so that she will remain healthy.'' Last week my students asked me if they could use ''so that'' and ''will'' instead of ''to'' to express purpose.

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Is this sentence grammatically OK? ''She exercises so that she will remain healthy.'' Last week my students asked me if they could use ''so that'' and ''will'' instead of ''to'' to express purpose. I was not sure whether it's correct or not. I would be grateful if you helped me with this.

2017년 2월 26일 오후 8:39

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The sentence makes sense, but "She exercises to remain healthy" is more concise and sounds a bit better.

2017년 2월 26일

Yes, it is perfectly good grammar and also not uncommon to be used.

2017년 2월 26일

Hi Ghasedek, Your sentence is grammatically sound. You are using "so that" to indicate purpose or cause and effect Xxx (action/cause) so that YYy (result/effect). Action: She exercises. Effect: She will remain healthy. Hope this helps. Cheers,Lance

2017년 2월 26일

Yes, both are ok. In addition, sometimes we omit "that". So a third option would be: ''She exercises so she will remain healthy.''

2017년 2월 26일

It's grammatically fine, but more of a mouthful instead of "to remain". It's OK in formal literary English, but in regular English it sounds like a few unnecessary words are in the phrase. If your lesson was on infinitives of purpose, then the student should be practising that.

2017년 2월 26일

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