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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.
26 февр. 2017 г., 20:39
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2
The sentence makes sense, but "She exercises to remain healthy" is more concise and sounds a bit better.
26 февраля 2017 г.
2
Yes, it is perfectly good grammar and also not uncommon to be used.
26 февраля 2017 г.
1
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
26 февраля 2017 г.
1
Yes, both are ok. In addition, sometimes we omit "that". So a third option would be:
''She exercises so she will remain healthy.''
26 февраля 2017 г.
1
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.
26 февраля 2017 г.
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