Unit 81: PURPOSE & USE
Here are some ways to show why you did something, why something exists, or what its use is.
Purpose
to + BASE VERB
We put on lots of clothes to keep warm.
You have to study hard to be a banker.
NOTICE: We also use in order to the same way.
so that CLAUSE
We put on lots of clothes so that we wouldn't get cold.
I put it by the door so that I wouldn't forget it.
I took out a loan so that I could buy a car.
because CLAUSE with want
I put it by the door because I didn't want to forget it.
I took out a loan because I wanted to buy a car.
NOTICE: We can give the purpose at the beginning of the sentence if we want to.
For example:
To be a banker, you have to study hard.
Because I wanted to buy a car, I took out a loan.
Use
With for
Petty cash is for every day expense.
An ATM is for automated banking services.
What did you do that for?
A barometer is a thing for measuring air pressure.
NOTICE: If there is a verb after for, it is the -ing form.