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